butterflies

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That’s especially true of romance readers, who are generally regarded as the social butterflies of the book community.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

According to The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, butterflies are in sharp decline, with the white-letter hairstreak species falling by 80% since the survey began in 1973.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The monitoring programme, the largest of its kind in the world, has tracked butterflies across more than 7,600 sites, with volunteers walking the equivalent of 40 times around the globe.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Data collected over half a century shows many of the UK's most distinctive butterflies are in steep decline.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Cutout paper versions of butterflies hung from streamers and lampposts.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz