Last Sunday Thom Van Dooren spoke about extinction at the first Only Human? Festival in Glasgow, part of the nationwide Arts & Humanities Research Council Being Human Festival. Previous posts have highlighted key quotes from his book Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction. Thom very kindly agreed to us sharing recordings of his narratives of Vultures (which features in Flight Ways) and of Snails, which is as yet unpublished.
Thom Van Dooren on Vultures and Snails (link to SoundCloud playlist)
A few other links that might be useful:
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List
Scottish Natural Heritage Advisory Note 48, Priority Species in Scotland: plants
Scottish Natural Heritage Advisory Note 49, Priority Species in Scotland: animals