HOLIDAYMAKERS heading to the sea this summer are being asked to look out for common blue butterflies to see if the struggling species is faring better at the coast. The common blue is widespread ...

Conservationists have warned of a “butterfly emergency”, as a survey for the insects clocked up its lowest numbers on record. The Big Butterfly Count, organised by wildlife charity Butterfly ...

A "nationwide butterfly emergency" has prompted conservationists to issue an urgent plea for public participation in this year's Big Butterfly Count, stressing its critical importance after a ...

Rare large blue butterflies just experienced their most substantial reintroduction into the wild. About 750 of the globally endangered butterflies successfully hatched from larvae and flapped around ...

The Big Butterfly Count takes place over three weeks in the summer This year participants spotted just seven butterflies on average, down from 12 Some 9,000 counts logged no butterflies – the worst in ...

I feel comfortable going out on a limb here and saying most everyone can identify at least one species of butterfly. Most folks could probably even make a positive ID on three or more. However, most ...