Category: Butterfly News
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2019: A Good Year for British Butterflies
According to the results of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme’s annual butterfly count, 2019 was the best year since 1997 for British butterflies. In 2019 Butterfly numbers increased compared to 2018 with many species making dramatic improvements. In particular, the Marbled White showed more than a 60% increase, while the Dark Green Fritillary was up…
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53% Drop in Monarch Butterflies No Cause for Alarm
According to data from Mexico, the number of Monarch butterflies spending their winter at a resting ground in Mexico has decreased by 53% compared to last year. The news as sparked alarm among butterfly conservation circles, however, Jorge Rickards, head of WWF Mexico, says the drop “is not alarming.” Rickards’ points out that last years’…
