NEW YORK: A new study revealed that six species of drought sensitive butterflies in the UK will be locally extinct by 2050, due to climate change. Scientists explained that the minimum expected levels of warming could significantly reduce populations.
Tom Oliver, lead author of the research published in the journal Nature Climate Change and ecologist at the Center of Ecology and Hydrology said, “What was surprising to me was that even in the most benign scenario, the drought effects are quite severe.”
Despite the serious concerns, scientists found that restoring connections between butterfly habitat could actually help restore some damages.
For the study, the British researchers observed the impact of an extreme drought occurred in 1995 on 28 different butterflies species. This was there most arid summer in the region since 1776. Of the 28 species, six populations decreased dramatically after the drought, including: green-veined white, ringlet, speckled wood, large skipper, large white, and small white butterflies.
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