Butterflies' chronic decline with the loss of UK habitats

By Emily Beament

The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, run by a coalition of conservation organisations, also revealed 2024 was one of the worst years on record and worst ever for species including the small tortoiseshell, the chalk hill blue and small copper.
Dr Richard Fox, from Butterfly Conservation, is “devastated” by the declines, which he said were driven by human actions. The scheme, with volunteers counting at more than 3,000 sites, found 20...

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