Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has published a report listing 3,000 species said to be at risk.
A wildlife charity has warned 3,000 plant and animal species are at risk in Yorkshire, including "beloved favourites" such as swifts and curlews.
“We are losing what makes Yorkshire so special, and sleepwalking towards homogenised landscapes where only the most common and adaptable species can survive alongside the demands of human life."Yorkshire is the only English county which is home to dark bordered beauty moths Moths – Yorkshire is the only English county which is home to dark bordered beauty moths. The county also supports over two-thirds of all British butterfly and moth species.
Two-thirds of all the UK's creatures and plants are found in Yorkshire – between 40,000 and 50,000 species – including 140 birds, mammals, moths and plants.
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