No Country for Old Mammals?

A report by The Mammal Society has suggested that circa 20% of the UK's current wild mammal species are seriously endangered and face 'extinction' (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/13/fifth-of-britains-wild-mammals-at-high-risk-of-extinction). This is all very sad but hardly remarkable, given the impact our population and practises are having on our entire range of 'natural environments' (as noted earlier, wild birds and many insect species are in rapid decline). The only positive observation one might make is that we are largely talking of local extinction (i.e. eradication from these islands) as many of the species occur elsewhere in Europe and other places. One also should admit that this is not new as the British have been eradicating their wild mammals for thousands of years (hence some enthusiasts supporting 're-introductions' of some species).