Britain's dormice count down by 38% since 2000
Britain's native dormouse population has fallen by around 38% since 2000 and 55% since the mid-1990s, according to a wildlife charity report. One of Britain's most threatened mammals, the hazel dormice have become extinct in 17 English counties since 1885. Habitat destruction and a warming climate have been held responsible for the vulnerable to extinction stage of the golden-brown animals.