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A satellite image of Great Britain. The island of Great Britain, along with the rest of the archipelago known as the British Isles, has a largely temperate climate. It contains a relatively small fraction of the world's wildlife.
Four species of snake are, the European adder, grass snake, barred grass snake [2] and smooth snake.Some introduced snakes are aesculapian snake and dice snakes.. Adder. Lizards found in England are slowworms, common lizards, sand lizards, European green lizards (introduced) and the common wall lizard (introduced from mainland Europe - found in the Isle of Wight.)
The Wildlife Trusts’s marine review of the year reveals conservation comebacks and calls for greater protection of the waters around the UK. ‘Climate indicator’ sea slugs, whales and ...
This is a list of mammals of Great Britain.The diversity of mammal fauna of Great Britain is somewhat impoverished compared to that of Continental Europe, due to the short period of time between the last ice age and the flooding of the land bridge between Great Britain and the rest of Europe.
An Arctic walrus, a football covered in barnacles and three frogs in a compromising position are among the winners of this year’s award.
For the young endemic fish varieties of the British Isles, it is usually controversial whether they should be considered as distinct taxa (species or subspecies) or just as isolated populations of their ancestral species. As global warming affects the British climate there is some concern for these species, some confined to a handful of lakes.
A few hundred beavers live wild in the Tay river basin, as a result of escapes from a wildlife park. [73] A similar reintroduction trial is being undertaken on the river otter in Devon, England. [74] Also, around the country, beavers have been introduced into fenced reserves for many reasons including flood prevention. [75]
Living Britain is a six-part nature documentary series, made by the BBC Natural History Unit, transmitted from 31 October to 5 December 1999.It was narrated by Samuel West and produced by Peter Crawford.