We examined a remnant host plant (Primula veris L.) habitat network that was last inhabited by the rare butterfly Hamearis lucina L. in north Wales in 1943, to assess the relative contribution of ...

A rare butterfly that is in decline is "now stable and expanding" in a county due to work carried out by volunteers. Network Rail said a project involving the Butterfly Conservation and Chiltern ...

Conservation management around the margins of agriculture fail to protect butterfly species at greatest risk from the intensification of farming, a new study says. The research, from the University of ...

If you enjoy the series of cartoons by Gary Larson known as The Far Side, you may remember one which is a split panel, with the top half labelled "The Names We Give Dogs" and the bottom half labelled ...

The Forestry Commission has linked up with Butterfly Conservation to lure one of Yorkshire’s rarest butterflies back to a former haunt. The striking yellow and brown flecked Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Almost one in ten British butterfly species has become extinct due to meadow destruction, scientists have warned in a new study. Eight per cent of species have been lost in the UK, researchers said, ...

Conservation management around the margins of agriculture fail to protect butterfly species at greatest risk from the intensification of farming, a new study says. Conservation management around the ...