'Not just the rainforests - we’re destroying habitats here too'

I mourn the loss of my hedgehog, who lived peacefully in the garden for three or four years.
By Clare Kelly
Published 25th Jan 2019, 17:01 BST
Updated 25th Jan 2019, 18:08 BST
A correspondent is concerned about the loss of wildlife habitatA correspondent is concerned about the loss of wildlife habitat
A correspondent is concerned about the loss of wildlife habitat

His shelter now gone, along with the homes of generations of sparrows who lived amongst the old ivy, covering a rickety fence.

This also protected many living plants, creatures and insects from the wind.

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Gone too, hacked down with an axe, the little tree and home of the wren.

Every living proof of nature - birds, bees, butterflies, frogs, trees and bushes - are all gone for concrete, for cars, yachts and garages. It’s not just the rainforests - it’s here, now, next to you and me.

Pauline Smithson

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It’s great how people are waking up to animal suffering in terms of meat eating (although I believe reducing meat and dairy consumption and opting for free range and organic alternatives when we do is an easier alternative to full veganism). Now I wonder when will people wake up to the destruction of wildlife habitat by excess building of roads and houses?

Jane via email