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Wales breath-taking landscapes and habitats, support a diversity and abundance of wildlife and provide a refuge for some of our most beautiful and vulnerable species. We urgently need funding to understand, communicate and take action to save Wales special invertebrates on the edge of extinction.
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Situation
A number of invertebrates living in Wales are at risk of extinction from the UK, e.g. due to habitat loss and the threat of climate change. Invertebrates are vitally important to a healthy planet – humans and other life forms could not survive without them. Through this project, we will work with communities and others to give a brighter future to at least four species of invertebrate that are on the edge of extinction in the UK; this project will benefit other animals and plants too.
Solution
Wales supports a range of habitats that are home to a diversity of invertebrate species. This project will raise awareness of the plight and importance of our invertebrates to communities, carrying out research to better understand their needs, and restoring habitats to provide safe havens for threatened species. This project will benefit four species, including Fen Raft Spider (in Wales only found near Swansea) and the stonefly Scarce Yellow Sally (in the UK only found in the north of Wales).
