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United Kingdom: Peatlands burn as gamekeepers create landscape fit grouse-shooting
2015-07-05 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: They are home to a diverse range of wildlife and up to 8,000 years old. And, according to a damning analysis by an independent government advisory body, the UKs upland peat bogs are facing a sustained threat from the shooting classes desire to bag grouse. The Committee on Climate Changes 2015 progress report to parliament notes: Wetland habitats, including the majority of upland areas with carbon-rich peat soils, are in poor condition. The damaging practice of burning peat to increase grouse...
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