Once near-extinct, heath fritillary butterflies on Exmoor have jumped from 600 to over 1,000 individuals. Thanks to cattle grazing, bracken removal, and woodland management, their habitats thrive, even prompting colonization at sites not seen since the 1990s.
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Bedrohte Scheckenfalter kehren mit über 1.000 Tieren nach Exmoor zurück

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Auf Exmoor erlebt der seltene Scheckenfalter ein Comeback: Die Population wuchs von 600 auf über 1.000. Durch Beweidung, Rückschnitt von Farn und Waldrandpflege erobert die Art selbst Gebiete, in denen sie seit den 1990ern verschwunden war.

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