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President since 1998

Vice-Presidents. President since 1998. Sir David Attenborough, Chris Packham , Nick Baker, Mike Dilger. Founded in 1968 Largest insect conservation organisation in Europe 34 nature reserves and 79 other projects to conserve habitats

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President since 1998

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  1. Vice-Presidents President since 1998 Sir David Attenborough, Chris Packham, Nick Baker, Mike Dilger

  2. Founded in 1968 • Largest insect conservation organisation in Europe • 34 nature reserves and 79 other projects to conserve habitats • UK-wide network of 32 Branches enable us to monitor butterfly and moth activity in every corner of the British Isles. • Around 15,000 volunteers, contributing work worth £10m each year • 80-90p in every pound raised is spent on conservation • 50,000 active supporters About Us

  3. Butterflies And Moths • There are 59 species of butterfly and more than 2,500 moths in the UK • 75% of butterflies and 70% of moths are in decline – they are one of the most threatened wildlife groups • Butterflies, such as the Duke of Burgundy, are in danger of extinction unless they benefit from further conservation work • Declines due to: habitat fragmentation, urbanisation, climate change, changes in agriculture and forestry practices, pollution

  4. Butterfly Conservation Goals • Protect endangered species from extinction • Safeguard important sites and landscapes for butterflies and moths, • including the acquisition and management of our own nature reserves. • To encourage the scientific study of butterflies and moths • Promote butterflies and moths as indicators of a healthy environment

  5. Why Should YOU Care?

  6. How You Can Help VOLUNTEER Become a member or help preserve butterfly habitats on your local Reserves. Take part in fundraising activities to help the charity RECORD Take part in schemes like the Big Butterfly Countor set up a moth trap and record what you see – the data is used by the Government to indicate the health of the environment . SHOP Visit Butterfly Conservation’s online store. Buy produce from farmers who manage their land to support wildlife. GARDEN Plant butterfly friendly plants like Buddleia.

  7. “Butterflies are wonderful, extraordinary creatures. Numbers have been falling, but Butterfly Conservation scientists have demonstrated that these declines can be reversed. They have also found that when you change the environment to help butterflies thrive, all sorts of other wildlife benefits too. Nature comes back to life.” Sir David Attenborough President of Butterfly Conservation

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