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On a wing and a heatwave: Exotic butterflies and moths from the continent colonising UK
2013-10-08 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Exotic butterflies and moths from the Continent have begun to colonise Britain following the hot summer, the Butterfly Conservation charity reports. Migrants such as the crimson speckled moth have appeared, and while species such as the European long-tailed blue are not expected to survive the winter, others including the Clifden nonpareil and rosy underwing are thought to be breeding in southern counties.
United Kingdom: Early birds and butterflies miss the worm
2013-08-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: British researchers are using insect specimens kept in museums for a century and a quarter to learn more about climate change and the steady move towards the earlier annual arrival of spring. Thousands of butterfly specimens, some collected in the UK as long ago as 1876, are being used to extend the reach of phenological research, or the study of the timing of recurring natural events and seasons. The researchers, whose work is centered on the UK's Natural History Museum in London and the University...
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How solar panels could help to save the bees and butterflies
2013-08-01 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Solarcentury's plans to transform its solar farms into wildlife sanctuaries have taken a step forward, after the developer said it was ready to start planting seeds around its solar panels. The company has partnered with seed supplier Habitat Aid to plant British native trees and plants that aim to create safe havens for dwindling populations of butterflies, bumblebees, and other insects. Yesterday, it announced the first seeds had been harvested and were ready to be sown. "At Solarcentury,...
Grassland butterflies in rapid decline in Europe
2013-07-23 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Europe's grassland butterfly population has plummeted in the past two decades, new research published on Tuesday shows, with a near halving in the numbers of key species since 1990. The precipitous decline has been blamed on poor agricultural practices and pesticides, by the European Environment Agency, which carried out the research. Falling numbers of butterflies are bad news not just for nature-lovers and for biodiversity, but have a knock-on effect on farming, as like bees they act as...
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Warm summer helps butterflies bounce back in the UK
2013-07-18 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Azores high is seeing small tortoiseshells and meadow browns returning to gardens and the countryside in heartening numbers after butterflies suffered their worst year on record in 2012. People are being urged to help measure how these insects are bouncing back in the sunshine by joining the Big Butterfly Count, the world's largest butterfly survey launched on Thursday by Sir David Attenborough and Joanna Lumley for the charity Butterfly Conservation. "It's an extremely exciting setup for...