'Butterfly emergency' declared as UK summer count hits record low

Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outrightA national "butterfly emergency" has been declared by Butterfly Conservation after the lowest Big Butterfly Count since records began.An average of just seven butterflies per 15-minute count were recorded by participants in this summer's butterfly count, the lowest in the survey's 14-year history. Continue reading...