English-born chequered skipper butterflies are flying in this country for the first time in more than 40 years as part of a conservation project, experts say. A second batch of the butterflies ...

The secret location of butterflies previously extinct in England for more than 40 years has been revealed. The chequered skipper was always scarce but died out in 1976 due to changes to woodland ...

Five years of research showed that chequered skippers are breeding in a Northamptonshire woodland The reintroduction of a species of butterfly that went extinct in England nearly 50 years ago has been ...

A butterfly that became extinct in England has reemerged and is now thriving thanks to a successful breeding project. As BirdGuides reported, ecologists brought a donor population of chequered ...

A butterfly which became extinct in England more than 40 years ago is taking to the wing in its former stronghold as part of a reintroduction project. Chequered skipper butterflies are being released ...

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There are not many of them around. They can still be found in Scotland, but became extinct in England more than 40 years ago. But now conservationists are bringing them back, releasing 50 of the ...

Scottish Natural Heritage is targeting 12 endangered species of butterfly and moth as part of a £260,000 safety drive. SNH has awarded the funding to the charity Butterfly Conservation Scotland in an ...

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