They were believed to be a reason for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain more than 2,000 years ago and once provided the gems that adorned Scotland’s crown jewels.
Today, however, the prized freshwater pearl mussel is teetering on the brink of extinction, with warnings that wind farms pose one of the biggest threats to its survival in the Scottish Highlands and islands. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/16/wind-turbines-endangered-pearl-mussels-river-oykel-scotland/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJDc0lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTcfBTatm9OWj5ekdWoDsz0_HrUI7cuY87vXnMqPRlvakiaJKbQ62vQzaw_aem_CkKvRhwA7GiWnffYjMszlA
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