According to The Guardian, the results were not very positive when the British Butterfly Conservation organization conducted a survey with people about butterfly encounters.
Many British people shared that they rarely see or even encounter a butterfly appearing in their garden in recent years.
Since then, conservationists have understood that the number of butterflies is alarmingly low and the reason for this is climate change.
The weather in the UK is becoming increasingly harsh, with wet weather occurring longer and longer each year. Just this spring, the average rainfall in the UK has reached 310.7 mm, 32% higher than the same period every year. In addition, the number of sunshine hours has also increased unusually in recent years.
Butterflies need a moderately warm and dry environment to survive and reproduce. They are quite fragile so if one of the conditions is not met it will be difficult for them to survive.
A conservationist named Dan Hoara added that the number of butterflies is declining not only because of prolonged heat and rain but also due to human use of pesticides. Already 80% of butterfly species in the UK are affected by the above problems.
Despite their small size, butterflies play a very important role in the environment, they help balance the ecosystem thanks to their pollination ability.
To help restore this species, conservationists have encouraged people to let the long grass in their gardens grow because butterflies like to live in such environments.
