Butterfly Conservation
2025-07-13 @ 21.15.21 ∈ In English
2024-03-04 @ 18.31.53 ∈ In English
Counting butterflies reduces anxiety, study shows
New research by leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, in collaboration with the University of Derby, reveals that counting butterflies [reduced] anxiety by almost 10% [… among] people taking part in Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count in 2022.
2023-10-07 @ 11.24.19 ∈ In English
2023-06-17 @ 22.11.50 ∈ In English
Rare butterflies thriving after reintroduction bid
The large heath butterfly was once so widespread that it was locally named the Manchester argus. But its habitat was wrecked by the 19th Century arrival of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Wildlife experts said they were "optimistic" about the species, which is now "breeding strongly".
2023-06-06 @ 18.52.28 ∈ In English
‘Extinct’ butterfly species reappears in UK
[The black-veined white], previously described as extinct in Britain for nearly 100 years, has suddenly appeared in countryside on the edge of London. […] The charity Butterfly Conservation, which monitors butterfly numbers in Britain, told the BBC the insects will have been released, but they don't know by who or why.
