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Stop mowing the lawn – and five more ways to save Britain’s ‘charming’ and ‘polite’ gatekeeper butterflies

Conservation can be hard work. But not when it comes to helping these little orange and brown beauties

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s butterflies bounce back in annual count – but only to average levels

Biggest insect survey in world finds UK’s hot summer led to increase in numbers of many species, but overall trends are still concerning

The Guardian - UK

Hot summer fails to offset declining butterfly species, national count finds

The Big Butterfly Count is part of efforts to track butterfly species after steep declines in the UK since the 1970s.

Evening Standard

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Decorated Olympic canoe slalomist Jessica Fox undergoes surgery on kidney

Her father, Richard Fox, represented Great Britain in canoe slalom at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

The Independent UK

Calls for ‘landscape-wide’ action to protect butterflies amid falling numbers

New official figures for all species of UK butterflies indicate declines of nearly a fifth since the 1970s.

The Independent UK

Public urged to look out for exotic Jersey Tiger moths in parks and gardens

As numbers surge this year, Butterfly Conservation said sightings in unexpected places tell an important story about climate change.

Evening Standard

Britons urged to count butterfly numbers amid hopes of ‘outstanding’ summer

Big Butterfly Count asks volunteers to spend 15 minutes in local green space with big recovery expected after 2024’s dramatic decline

The Guardian - UK

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Fox fired up for canoe world titles after rough results

Jessica Fox has had mixed results since her stunning double Olympic triumph, but the canoe great expects to again deliver at the world championships in Penrith.

AAP

Last summer was second worst for common UK butterflies since 1976

More than half of Britain’s 59 native species are in long-term decline, UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme finds

The Guardian - UK

Half of UK butterfly species are in long-term decline - and humans are to blame

New monitoring has revealed that three species suffered their worst year ever in 2024

The Independent UK

Half of UK butterfly species in long-term decline, monitoring reveals

Experts said they were ‘devastated’ by the findings, which also show 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies.

The Independent UK

Why the Fox sisters first step toward LA is sentimental

Australia's gold medal-winning Fox sister are about to have a full circle moment when they compete in the slalom world championships on their childhood course

AAP

Jess Fox: ‘Let’s throw myself in the deep end here and challenge myself’

Australia’s golden girl has enjoyed a break from competition since Paris but her post-Olympics life has been anything but quiet

The Guardian - AU

‘Butterfly emergency’ declared as UK summer count hits record low

Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outright

The Guardian - UK

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5 easy ways to attract butterflies to your garden

Butterflies need our help, and who doesn’t love to see butterflies fluttering by in the garden?

The Guardian - UK

‘This year has been dead’: where have Britain’s insects gone?

Surveys suggest that wet weather and habitat deterioration are among the causes of devastating population declines, but there are ways to help

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Jess Fox’s Bittersweet Moment After Losing Her Olympic Kayak Cross Heat To Her Younger Sister

“The emotion went straight away.”

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Aussie Jess Fox Has Won Gold In Her First Of Three Paris 2024 Events & Her Dad Commentated It

Australian flag-bearer Jess Fox has finally secured a K-1 Olympic gold after 12 years of trying, and her dad commentated it.

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The Guardian - AU

‘She can’t be mad for too long’: sisters Jess and Noemie Fox set on Olympic collision course

The Australian paddlers will continue a rich family tradition in Paris where the pair are relishing their healthy sibling rivalry

AAP

French-born Aussie Fox on hunt for rare Olympic feat

French-born canoeist Jessica Fox says her loyalty lies with Australia as she chases Olympic greatness in Paris.

The Guardian - UK

Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves

Analysis of 600 gardens shows wilder lawns feed caterpillars and create breeding habitat

WEKU

2023 was a tragic and bizarre year of wildfires. Will it mark a turning point?

Unusual and tragic are two words that might describe the 2023 wildfire season which experts say might end up being a game changer for U.S. fire policy.

WEKU

A California town wiped off the map by wildfire is still recovering 5 years on

Five years after of one of America's worst wildfires, slow and expensive recovery continues in Paradise, Calif., which could be a portent for what's ahead on fire-stricken Maui.

Daily Mirror

Family save £10k a year on rent and bills after moving into renovated school bus

Dana Kovalkova, 28, and husband, Richard Fox, 32, bought the bus for £2,000 after growing tired of "wasting" £1,100 a month rent for their three-bedroom home

Bristol Post

Family 'tired' of paying £1,100 rent plan to live on bus they bought for £2,000

The family said they got tired of forking out £1,100 in rent

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