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This is a list of extinct animals of the British Isles, including extirpated species. Only a small number of the listed species are globally extinct (most famously the Irish elk , great auk and woolly mammoth ).
List of Macaronesian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of European species extinct in the Holocene. List of extinct animals of the British Isles; List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene. List of ...
This species is extinct across the whole of the British Isles. Adonis annua, pheasant's eye (extinct in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, survives in England) [1] Agrostemma githago, corncockle (died out in Ireland, reintroduced) persists in all countries of the United Kingdom [1]
Some suffer because of loss of habitat, but many are in decline following the introduction of foreign species, which out-compete the native species or carry disease. See also the list of extinct animals of the British Isles. This list includes the 116 species identified as requiring action plans in the Biodiversity Steering Group's report of ...
This is a list of European species extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) [A] and continues to the present day. [1] This list includes the European continent and its surrounding islands.
A DEFRA study from 2006 suggested that 100 species became extinct in the UK during the 20th century: about 100 times the background extinction rate. [3] This has had a major impact on indigenous animal populations. Song birds in particular are becoming scarcer, and habitat loss has affected larger mammalian species.
Pages in category "Extinct animals in the United Kingdom" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
British conservationists often describe this as a "wiped clean effect" with repeated glaciations forcing many species out of the modern area of the islands to more southern latitudes in Europe and perhaps even driving some species extinct. [1] Some species which were present in Britain before past glaciations, often during periods with a warmer ...