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More than half of UK butterfly species are now in long-term decline, with figures revealing a dramatic collapse in numbers as Scotland is amongst the worst-hit regions. Wildlife charity Butterfly ...

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Species including the small tortoiseshell suffered their worst year ever, the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme said (Iain H Leach/PA) More than half of UK butterfly species are now in long-term ...

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More than half of the butterfly species in the UK are in long-term decline for the first time and experts say human actions are to blame. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, run by a coalition of ...