Biodiversity is in rapid decline, across the UK and globally, says Willow Neal, Postgraduate Researcher in Conservation Ecology at The Open...
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Biodiversity is in rapid decline, across the UK and globally. Butterflies are excellent for helping us understand these changes. Where butterfly communities are rich and diverse, so too is the ecosystem. But the opposite is also true: if butterfly numbers are low and there are few species, it is a bad sign for the overall variety and abundance of life in the area. Butterfly sightings were among the lowest on record in the UK in 2024 – a low point in a downward trend that has been documented in North America and elsewhere. The UK’s low numbers last year were probably due to the weather – in particular the notably cloudy and wet summer. These are not ideal conditions for butterflies, which use...
Biodiversity is in rapid decline, across the UK and globally, says Willow Neal, Postgraduate Researcher in Conservation Ecology at The Open...
Biodiversity is in rapid decline, across the UK and globally, says Willow Neal, Postgraduate Researcher in Conservation Ecology at The Open...
In Kerala's Western Ghats, scientists have discovered a new butterfly species, Zographetus mathewi, highlighting the region's underexplored...
Last summer, Bristol’s butterflies sent an urgent SOS through Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count. Citizen scientists in Bristol spotted...
Last summer, Bristol’s butterflies sent an urgent SOS through Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count. Citizen scientists in Bristol spotted...
The discovery of a new butterfly species in Kerala’s Western Ghats has excited scientists and conservationists alike. Named Zographetus mathewi,...
The discovery of a new butterfly species in Kerala’s Western Ghats has excited scientists and conservationists alike. Named Zographetus mathewi,...
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