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Close-up of a gatekeeper butterfly with orange and brown wings

How to Help the Gatekeeper Butterfly Thrive in UK Gardens

How to Help the Gatekeeper Butterfly Thrive in UK Gardens The gatekeeper butterfly is one of the UK’s…

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Large tortoiseshell butterfly spotted in southern England woodland

Large Tortoiseshell Butterfly Returns to the UK: A Conservation Success Story

Large Tortoiseshell Butterfly Returns to the UK: A Conservation Success Story A butterfly once officially declared extinct in…

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Upper Yangtze River flowing through mountainous landscape in China, showing natural freshwater ecosystem recovery

Yangtze River Recovery: How China’s Fishing Ban Is Reviving Biodiversity

Yangtze River Recovery: How China’s Fishing Ban Is Reviving Biodiversity The Yangtze River in China—once in steep ecological…

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Mountainous landscape of Peneda-Gerês National Park in northern Portugal with forests, rivers, and rugged hills

Portugal Fined €10m for Failing to Protect Biodiversity

Portugal Fined €10m for Failing to Protect Biodiversity Portugal has been fined €10 million (£8.7 million) by the…

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Rare UK butterfly species Duke of Burgundy in conservation arean Wiltshire

Restoring Habitat for the Rare Duke of Burgundy Butterfly

Restoring Habitat for the Rare Duke of Burgundy Butterfly A farming family in Wiltshire is leading an ambitious…

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Green forest hoverfly sitting on tree bark in the New Forest

Sightings of Rare UK Insect Triple in the New Forest

Sightings of Rare UK Insect Triple in the New Forest Sightings of one of the UK’s rarest insects…

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Giant tortoise walking across rocky terrain in the Galápagos Islands

Giant Tortoises Return to Floreana Island After 180 Years

Giant Tortoises Return to Floreana Island After 180 Years For the first time in more than 180 years,…

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