EXPERTS have sounded the alarm over worryingly low UK butterfly numbers after a woeful annual count. Conservationists fear we will face "extinction events never before seen in our lifetime" unless ...

Members of the public taking part in the Big Butterfly Count recorded more than 1.5 million butterflies and day-flying moths between July 14 and August 6. It is thought they benefited from the wetter ...

Newly released data has shown that 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies in the UK. More than half of butterfly species in the UK are now in long-term decline and over a third are ...

A Sept. 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows British media personality and political commentator Katie Hopkins discussing purported events in the U.K. "The butterfly population in the ...

Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a fifth since the 1970s, with species that need specific habitats faring even worse, official figures show. Conservationists warn falls in butterfly numbers are ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The team behind a yearly check on butterfly numbers say they have recorded the lowest count ever for some species in Britain. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme recorded a mixed picture for 58 types ...

09:13, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 Updated: 09:27, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 Garden enthusiasts are being called to take immediate action as alarming new figures have emerged showing a drastic decrease in butterfly ...

Hopefully, it’s a problem that butterfly researchers won’t have to face for too much longer. A new museum research project, known as AMISTAD, is combining ancient DNA, modern computing technology and ...

One of Northern Ireland's butterflies appears to be on the edge of extinction, while others are struggling, according to a report. But a species only found in Northern Ireland, the Cryptic Wood White, ...