15 environmental features in Scotland under threat from climate change
For the next two weeks Scotland will host leaders and dignitaries from around the world as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.
The climate emergency is directly affecting species, habitats and other important environmental features in the host country, NationalWorld can reveal.
Analysis of official data from NatureScot, the public body responsible for Scotland's natural heritage, shows 75 environmental features across 35 protected sites are being monitored for the effects of climate change but more than half of them (39) are in an unfavourable condition.
Here we reveal 15 important environmental features in Scotland which are under threat from climate change.
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1. Puffins
Puffins at Sumburgh Head (Shetland Islands). Photo: Shutterstock
2. Greylag Geese
Greylag Geese at South Tayside Goose Roosts (Perth and Kinross). Photo: Shutterstock
3. Razorbills
Razorbills at Sanda Islands (Argyll and Bute). Photo: Shutterstock
4. Freshwater pearl mussel
Freshwater pearl mussel in the River Borgie (Highlands). Photo: Picasa 2.6