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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Ministers pledge £90m to help save birds, beavers and beetles from extinction

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds said the move will help to “protect nature for generations to come” - (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Ministers have pledged £90 million to safeguard hundreds of England’s most threatened native wildlife from extinction.

This funding, which the Environment Department (Defra) calls the largest-ever investment in species protection, will support efforts to reintroduce or bolster populations of birds, beavers, beetles, snails, spiders, and seahorses across England.

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