Fundraising drive aims to save seabird paradise off Scotland
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from on (#1HQ4H)
World heritage site of St Kilda, 40 miles west of the Outer Hebrides, is suffering a dramatic fall in species due to warming seas
A fundraising appeal to help preserve St Kilda, the acclaimed world heritage site off the west coast of Scotland, has begun after research showed catastrophic crashes in seabird numbers linked to climate change.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is asking for donations to help fund the 270,000-a-year costs of conserving the once-populated archipelago, which sits in the Atlantic 41 miles west of the Outer Hebrides.
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