New research by leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, in collaboration with the University of Derby, reveals that counting butterflies reduces anxiety by almost 10%. The pioneering study, ...

Dorset voted for its five favourite butterflies, and now charity Butterfly Conservation is calling on residents to get out for its annual ...

Finding that Norfolk butterfly has been distinct subspecies for 200,000 years could transform conservation approach ...

More than 20,000 votes cast in Butterfly Conservation’s poll of 60 native species to find nation’s favourite for first time ...

The monarch butterfly population was classified as an endangered species in North America by The International Union for Conservation of Nature. This was due to a rapid population decline that was ...

A Surrey amateur lepidopterist has shared how his remarkable discovery of a rare butterfly has led to a breakthrough in conservation research. Gareth Tilley discovered a population of one of the UK's ...

Participants are asked to spend just 15 minutes in a sunny outdoor spot, count the butterflies and day-flying moths they see and submit ...

As California’s monarch butterfly population rebounds from a historic low, the federal government is setting aside $10 million for conservation efforts, two Central Coast congressmen announced. That’s ...

Peacock butterflies, with their striking colours and “eye-spots”, beat 59 other British species in the vote run by Butterfly Conservation.