New research by leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, in collaboration with the University of Derby, reveals that counting butterflies reduces anxiety by almost 10%. The pioneering study, ...

Head of science at the conservation, professor Richard Fox, said adult butterflies loved hot weather, but warned we could be ...

The monarch butterfly population was classified as an endangered species in North America by The International Union for Conservation of Nature. This was due to a rapid population decline that was ...

Urban butterfly ecology examines how species persist, reproduce and move within cities, where habitat loss, fragmentation and intensification pose acute challenges. Butterflies serve as bioindicators ...

Natural landscapes are continually transformed to make room for agricultural and urban developments – often at the expense of important habitats and species. That’s why, to avoid unnecessary species ...

It’s been a ‘good’ summer for butterflies in the region, say experts, but they say what comes next could be ‘dire’ and here’s ...

The most commonly seen species was the Small White, followed by the Gatekeeper and Large White.