Brexit is bad for wildlife

In a couple of months UK prime minister Teresa May is scheduled to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and start the process of removing the UK from the EU. The implications for Ireland are worrying but Brexit will also have a considerable impact on Irish wildlife.
Naturally, most of the worry has centred on the economic fallout and the political and social repercussions when the border between the North and the Republic becomes an EU frontier.