Where have Britain's moths gone?

[Roger Kuhlman]

I also wonder if the population of Britain continues to grow. More suburban 
and exurban sprawl, more consumption and a growing population is not a good 
sign for future ecological health.

Roger Kuhlman
Ann Arbor, Michigan


> > The precise reasons for decline remain to be determined,
> > though habitat loss and climate change are highly implicated.
>
>In the USA, habitat loss and climate change has been
>aggravated by the public's lust for bigger and bigger
>homes and cars. It appears the same is true in Britain:
>
>http://www.travelfurther.net/dictionaries/driving.htm
>
>"A lot of people will tell you that all British cars are small! Well this
>is not true. There are a lot of small cars here, maybe more so than in
>the U.S., but they do have the full range. 
>
>SUV's are very popular here (but not called SUV, just '4x4,' 4-wheel
>drive) and come from all brands including the Germans and Japanese.
>Those People carriers are popular too..." 
>
>It also appears the British conservation societies, like the
>American conservation societies, have received more grants and
>donations over the past 30 years than all previous years combined,
>yet neither did anything over those 30 years to reverse
>the public's lust for bigger and bigger homes and cars.
>
>Paul Cherubini
>
>
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