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Butterflies

Aeiden Swan celebrates SA wildlife through art and design
Friday
/ 7 January 2025

Aeiden Swan celebrates SA wildlife through art and design

The Cape Town artist transforms her passion for wildlife into sustainable designs

By Lesego Chepape
Signs of the seasons to watch out for in 2023
The Green Guardian
/ 5 January 2023

Signs of the seasons to watch out for in 2023

Each season brings beauty in South Africa, but phenological events are occurring ever earlier due to climate change

By Jennifer Fitchett
Snap a butterfly and Whatsapp it to global census
The Green Guardian
/ 16 January 2022

Snap a butterfly and Whatsapp it to global census

Butterfly and moth species, which are indicators of change in ecosystems, are declining with some becoming extinct.

By Tunicia Phillips
Our destiny depends on the survival of insects
The Green Guardian
/ 28 January 2021

Our destiny depends on the survival of insects

Habitat destruction, the use of pesticides and climate change is driving the rapid decline of these tiny creatures

By Sheree Bega
Harnessing butterflies to save Kenyan forests
Article
/ 12 February 2018

Harnessing butterflies to save Kenyan forests

Locals in the Arabuko Sokoke reserve are cultivating butterflies to help conserve the area’s vast indigenous forests

By Staff Reporter
Butterflies save themselves from extinction
Article
/ 7 April 2014

Butterflies save themselves from extinction

The Quino checkerspot butterfly has saved itself from extinction by shifting to a higher altitude and picking a new species of plant for laying eggs.

By Guardian Reporter
Hope for near-extinct SA butterfly
Article
/ 16 January 2013

Hope for near-extinct SA butterfly

South African lepidopterists are in a flutter after the discovery of a second colony of critically endangered Wolkberg Zulu butterflies.

By Sapa

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