Puffins and turtle doves at risk of being wiped out, say experts

'Global wave of extinction lapping at UK shores' as latest list of endangered species classifies birds alongside African elephant and lion

Puffin and turtle dove numbers across the globe have plummeted so rapidly the birds now face the same extinction threat as the African elephant and lion, say conservationists.

Atlantic puffins and European turtle doves have been added for the first time to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of species at risk of being wiped out.