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<blockquote data-quote="GOV.UK RSS" data-source="post: 6837371" data-attributes="member: 78782"><p><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/gov.uk.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>British butterfly numbers soar</p><p></p><p>Written by Defra Press Office</p><p></p><p><img src="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2020/03/Chequered-Skipper-butterfly-620x407.png" alt="A Chequered Skipper butterfly" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Credit: Butterfly Conservation</p><p></p><p></p><p>There is positive coverage in the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-butterfly-numbers-bounce-back-rg7677jgj" target="_blank">Times</a>, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8140843/Half-Britains-best-loved-butterfly-species-numbers-increase.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>, Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/23/warm-summer-of-2019-gives-flight-to-butterfly-numbers" target="_blank">Guardian</a> and <a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/butterflies-bounce-back-best-year-over-two-decades-2504201" target="_blank">Yorkshire Post</a> of an annual <a href="https://www.ukbms.org/official_statistics" target="_blank">survey</a> which shows that in 2019 British butterflies had their best year since 1997.</p><p></p><p>The latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) led by Butterfly Conservation, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), reveal that just over half of UK butterfly species showed higher population levels in 2019 compared with 2018.</p><p></p><p>Four species – the Chequered Skipper, Orange tip, Brimstone and Marbled White – had their best year on record. Butterflies benefited from targeted conservation management to protect and improve their habitats, as well as an unusually warm and wet summer, which ensured that lush plants were available for caterpillars to feed upon.</p><p></p><p>The UKBMS has run since 1976 and involves thousands of volunteers collecting data through the summer. Last year 3,014 sites were monitored across the UK, with this record level exceeding 3,000 sites for the first time.</p><p></p><p>Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK" target="_blank">Follow Defra on Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/" target="_blank">sign up for email alerts here</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/03/23/british-butterfly-numbers-soar/" target="_blank">Continue reading on Defra Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GOV.UK RSS, post: 6837371, member: 78782"] [img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/gov.uk.png[/img] British butterfly numbers soar Written by Defra Press Office [IMG alt="A Chequered Skipper butterfly"]https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2020/03/Chequered-Skipper-butterfly-620x407.png[/IMG] Credit: Butterfly Conservation There is positive coverage in the [URL='https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-butterfly-numbers-bounce-back-rg7677jgj']Times[/URL], [URL='https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8140843/Half-Britains-best-loved-butterfly-species-numbers-increase.html']Daily Mail[/URL], Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, the [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/23/warm-summer-of-2019-gives-flight-to-butterfly-numbers']Guardian[/URL] and [URL='https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/butterflies-bounce-back-best-year-over-two-decades-2504201']Yorkshire Post[/URL] of an annual [URL='https://www.ukbms.org/official_statistics']survey[/URL] which shows that in 2019 British butterflies had their best year since 1997. The latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) led by Butterfly Conservation, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), reveal that just over half of UK butterfly species showed higher population levels in 2019 compared with 2018. Four species – the Chequered Skipper, Orange tip, Brimstone and Marbled White – had their best year on record. Butterflies benefited from targeted conservation management to protect and improve their habitats, as well as an unusually warm and wet summer, which ensured that lush plants were available for caterpillars to feed upon. The UKBMS has run since 1976 and involves thousands of volunteers collecting data through the summer. Last year 3,014 sites were monitored across the UK, with this record level exceeding 3,000 sites for the first time. Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said: [URL='https://twitter.com/DefraGovUK']Follow Defra on Twitter[/URL], and [URL='https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/']sign up for email alerts here[/URL]. [url="https://deframedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/03/23/british-butterfly-numbers-soar/"]Continue reading on Defra Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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