Article 6PJW9 ‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low

‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low

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Helena Horton Environment reporter
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6PJW9)

Conservation charity raises alarm over climate crisis after wet spring and summer dampen mating chances

Butterfly numbers are the lowest on record in the UK after a wet spring and summer dampened their chances of mating.

Butterfly Conservation, which runs the Big Butterfly Count, sounded the alarm after this year's count revealed the worst numbers since it began 14 years ago.

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