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Conservationists in Devon are using hairy Hungarian hogs to create the perfect habitat for the UK’s most endangered butterfly. The curly-haired Mangalitsa pigs are being deployed as “living lawnmowers ...

Butterflies have been spotted in new places across the UK because of warmer temperatures caused by climate change, a charity has said. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Holly Blue is now in ...

A butterfly which became extinct in England more than 40 years ago is taking to the wing in its former stronghold as part of a reintroduction project. Chequered skipper butterflies are being released ...

Gone from your garden: one of Britain's best-loved and most attractive butterflies, and formerly, one of the commonest. The small tortoiseshell, for reasons no one really understands, has declined so ...

Butterflies introduced from last spring have successfully bred in the woodland - with their English-born young now on the wing, wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation said. Chequered skippers became ...

Rate of decline in 2023 thought to be linked to climate breakdown as UK-wide survey shows mixed picture across 58 species The small tortoiseshell butterfly has suffered its worst year on record in ...

The chequered skipper was always scarce but died out in 1976 due to changes to woodland management. In 2018 Belgian adults were released in a part of the 200 sq miles (518 sq km) of Rockingham Forest, ...

The UK public has been asked to take part in the world's largest butterfly count, to see if the nation is experiencing a once-in-a-decade phenomenon. Butterfly Conservation said unusually high numbers ...

The secret location of butterflies previously extinct in England for more than 40 years has been revealed. The chequered skipper was always scarce but died out in 1976 due to changes to woodland ...