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Wetland Habitats

Wetland Habitats. The two species we have already looked at live in natural woodlands. The next two organisms live in wetland habitats. Water voles are small burrowing rodents which are found near water. They are herbivores. In 1990 there were 7.3 million but now there are only 1.2 million.

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Wetland Habitats

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  1. Wetland Habitats The two species we have already looked at live in natural woodlands. The next two organisms live in wetland habitats.

  2. Water voles are small burrowing rodents which are found near water. They are herbivores. • In 1990 there were 7.3 million but now there are only 1.2 million. • They live near ponds, canals, ditches and slow running streams. • Their burrows are usually in steep banks close to the water’s edge

  3. What is being done to help the water vole? • The water vole is protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act • It is now an offence to destroy or intentionally damage the water vole’s habitat • It has been declared a UK priority species

  4. Water Vole

  5. Now answer these questions • 1. What do water voles eat? • How much has the water vole population decreased in the past 20 years? • Why do they burrow in steep banks?

  6. 4. Which act of parliament protects the water vole? • 5 How might their habitat be destroyed?

  7. The Lapwing • Lives on farmland

  8. Legal status • The lapwing is fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; it is an offence to kill, injure or take an adult lapwing, or to take, damage or destroy an active nest or its contents.  • The only exception is legitimate farming practices that cannot be reasonably delayed, although farming methods can often be modified to reduce the impact on the lapwings.

  9. Where do they live? • These birds live on farmland . In the breeding season they prefer spring sown cereals, root crops, permanent unimproved pasture meadows and fields. • They are also found on wetlands with short vegetation

  10. Now complete the following: • Read the note carefully and think about the other organisms we have discussed • What may have caused the number of lapwings to decrease?

  11. What do lapwings eat? • They eat • Worms • Insects

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