Collapse in British #butterfly populations is “warning from nature” about resilience of UK’s #ecosystems, says England’s nature chief, raising concerns about threats 2 national #food security as planet continues to heat. Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, says new data showing sharp fall in butterfly pop this summer was probably consequence of #habitat loss, use of #pesticides, making #insects less resilient to extreme #weather fluctuations https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/20/tony-juniper-uk-nature-chief-ecosystem-collapse-as-butterfly-numbers-halve #climatecrisis #lwarming