Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) DEAD CHICK IN NEST. PARENTS STAND OVER DEAD CHICK. now listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List © Ben Andrew / RSPB

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Kittiwakes are now in the red Following the latest revision of the IUCN Red List, the gull is now considered to be threatened with global extinction. Kittiwakes are now listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List © Ben Andrew / RSPB The kittiwake has been elevated to an even greater level of conservation concern, after having plummeted in numbers in recent times. It is estimated that kittiwakes have declined by 40 per cent since the 1970s, probably due to the impacts of climate change and overfishing. Dr Mark Eaton, principal conservation scientist at the Royal Society for the Protection of Climate change is blamed for the curlews' decline, and for falling numbers of kittiwakes which are struggling to find enough sand eels to eat in seas that are getting steadily warmer.

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Size: 5015px × 3521px
Location: RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Cliff Lane, Bempton, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © fotolincs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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