Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 18, 2015

Global Warming Extinction Threat For UK Butterflies

The BBC reports

Global warming could drive drought sensitive butterfly species to extinction in the UK by 2050, according to new research. Scientists found that even the lowest expected levels of warming could decimate populations. However the researchers found that restoring connections between butterfly habitats could help modify the worst impacts.

Read full story at  Global warming threatens extinction for UK butterflies – BBC News.


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