There was widespread praise for the work of Wicklow County Council (WCC) housing officer Brian Wildes, as he gave an update on the allocation of homes in Bray to date at the September meeting of ...

Conservationists on Wednesday voiced concern at a fall in the number of butterflies found in the UK, declaring a "butterfly emergency" and calling for greater protections for under-threat species.

Butterfly species, including rare varieties, have been found in record numbers in some parts of Hong Kong despite destruction of the insect’s natural habitat, an environmental group has said.

Pic: PA Image: The gatekeeper was the second most spotted butterfly this year, but its numbers have fallen 28% in 14 years. Pic: PA The charity said butterflies are a vital part of the food chain ...

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around the country, according to the Moths and Butterflies New Zealand Trust.

This year’s decline in numbers is part of a longer-term trend: 80 percent of butterfly species in the UK have declined since the 1970s. Half are also formally listed as “threatened” or ...

Butterfly Conservation -- whose president is the television naturalist David Attenborough -- has declared a "butterfly emergency" to underline the threat. This year's decline in numbers is part of ...

There has been a “marked and hugely concerning” decline in butterfly numbers in Northern Ireland, following the 2024 Big Butterfly Count. More than 840 people took part in 1,475 counts in the ...

There has been a decline in monarch butterfly numbers at the Te Puna Quarry Park butterfly sanctuary - a trend echoed around the country, according to the Moths and Butterflies New Zealand Trust.

A national butterfly emergency has been declared after a citizen count showed a hugely concerning decline in numbers in the UK ... citizen scientists took part in Butterfly Conservation’s ...