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The heath fritillary, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies, has seen a remarkable resurgence on the National Trust’s Holnicote ...
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Where Do Butterflies Live?
Swathed in bright and beautiful colors, butterflies (Lepidoptera) are among the most diverse animals on the planet. There are ...
Butterfly species numbers dropped 22% across the U.S. between 2000 and 2020. Habitat loss, climate change, pesticides are the main causes.
More than 1,000 heath fritillaries have been recorded so far this year on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset.
It’s a complex picture of ups and downs, but what we do know for certain is that, overall, we are losing more butterflies ...
A golden-rayed blue butterfly caterpillar. Image credit: Zoos Victoria. In winter 2023, about 2500 of the nursery’s boobialla plants found their forever homes in Zoos Victoria’s habitat-restoration ...
At the federal level, incorporating monarch-friendly practices into Farm Bill programs could transform millions of acres of agricultural land into better butterfly habitat. While the U.S. Fish and ...
The popular concept has been depicted in everything from film to social media testimonials, but the real science behind the butterfly effect can help scientists predict the future.
Gretchen Walsh clocked a stunning 54.76sec to win the 100m butterfly at the US Swimming Championships on Thursday, coming up just shy of her own world record in a comfortable victory over Olympic ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is to be deployed in a conservation project to protect Surrey's natural landscapes. Space4Nature, led by Surrey Wildlife Trust and University of Surrey, will see ...
Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.