Butterfly Conservation
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| Headquarters location | Wareham, United Kingdom |
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| Motto | Saving butterflies, moths and our environment |
| Presidents | David Attenborough |
| Founded | 1968 |
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| ID | 2473885 |
About Butterfly Conservation
Butterfly Conservation is the UK wildlife charity dedicated to saving butterflies, moths and our environment. The charity uses its research to provide advice on how to conserve and restore butterfly and moth habitats and it runs projects to protect more than 100 threatened species of Lepidoptera.
UK butterfly numbers at highest level since 2019
... Research by the Butterfly Conservation wildlife charity recorded more than 1...
Red Admiral butterflies: Climate change sees migratory species stay in UK, says charity
... Butterfly Conservation said " there can be no doubt climate change is the driver" behind the increase...
'Extinct' butterfly species reappears in UK
... 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...
Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists
... Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation said it expected this year s warm summer to result in better figures, and is concerned that more were not seen...
Big Butterfly Count: People asked to join in to help address extinction
... Butterfly Conservation says two-fifths of British butterflies are under threat...
The butterflies we may never see again in Britain
... A report by Butterfly Conservation warns that 24 of 58 species may soon disappear from our shores...
Wildlife's winners and losers of 2021 - and how extreme weather set the tone
... LosersButterflies have had a particularly bad year with the lowest numbers of the insects recorded in the Butterfly Conservation s Big Butterfly Count...
Big Butterfly Count: good weather increases the species in the UK
... Zoe Randle, a surveys officer at Butterfly Conservation, said the high numbers were not as significant, because the butterflies are vital food for other animals, such as birds, hedgehogs and dragonflies...
Red Admiral butterflies: Climate change sees migratory species stay in UK, says charity
By Andre Rhoden-PaulBBC News
Climate Change is seeing a Species of migratory butterfly stay in the UK over The Winter instead of returning to Europe and Africa, experts say.
A charity's butterfly Count In July recorded a four-fold increase in sightings of The Majestic Red Admiral - continuing a long-term trend.
Sightings rose by More Than 175,000 compared to the same period Last Year .
Butterfly Conservation said " there can be No Doubt Climate Change is the driver" behind the increase.
The Red Admiral is a common sight in British and Irish gardens with its distinctive dark brown body, red stripes and white patches, but is actually a migrant Species from continental Europe and North Africa . It migrates north to the UK each spring and summer, and The Females lay eggs.
The Experts say it appears many more are staying in southern England over The Winter months, leading to more sightings this year.
The Big Butterfly Count found between 14 July and 2 August this year there was a 400% increase in sightings of red admirals.
The Count continues until 6 August and scientists at Butterfly Conservation are looking to See how many more red admirals are recorded, and how they are dispersed around the UK.
In total The Count - which involves butterfly watchers reporting online which Species they See - recorded 177,000 sightings of red admirals So Far .
Butterfly Conservation , which works to reverse The Decline of The Most threatened Species , said with global Temperatures Rising the need for the Red Admiral to return to continental Europe and Africa is reducing, and it is possible a greater number will now be spending winter in the UK.
Dr Zoe Randle, senior surveys officer at The Charity , said: " We've been surprised to See the Red Admiral taking The Lead ; however, with the increased frequency of warm weather, the UK may well become a permanent home for this Species . .
" With Climate Change here to stay, we need people to take part More Than ever before and help us understand how Extreme Weather is affecting our butterflies. "
Overall More Than one million butterfly sightings have been recorded in the Big Butterfly Count So Far this year by nearly 65,000 participants.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
