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Index of Subjects --part1_253645.773718e3.43a364bc_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In our frequent visits to the UK we haven't noticed much decline in hedgerows, probably because there are quite strict regulation governing their removal Peter Stow Hubbards In a message dated 2015-12-16 8:32:43 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time, dwebster@glinx.com writes: Hi Steve & All, Dec 16, 2015 It seems odd that there was no mention of the obvious; loss of hedgerows by consolidation of fields and crop specialization which would surely imply for some species not only loss of habitat but habitat fragmentation. Yt, DW, Kentville ----- Original Message ----- From: _Stephen Shaw_ (mailto:srshaw@Dal.Ca) To: _naturens@chebucto.ns.ca_ (mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca) Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 6:38 PM Subject: [NatureNS] UK Butterflies decline Continuing an earlier thread, this short Guardian article summarizes a robust increase in a few, but drastic decline in many species, in UK. Causes unknown but pesticides and climate change among suspects fingered. Steve (Hfx) Begin forwarded message: Subject: UK Butterflies decline Date: December 15, 2015 at 11:57:09 AM AST http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/15/decline-in-over-three-qua rters-uk-butterfly-species-final-warning-says-chris-packham?utm_source=esp&u tm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+Charity+appeal+151215&utm_term=14 3781&subid=14439812&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - _www.avg.com_ (http://www.avg.com/) Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4483/11175 - Release Date: 12/14/15 --part1_253645.773718e3.43a364bc_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUS-ASCII" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 11.00.10240.16603"></HEAD> <BODY id=3Drole_body style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR:= #000000"=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7><FONT id=3Dr= ole_document=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV>In our frequent visits to the UK we haven't noticed much decline in= =20 hedgerows, probably because there are quite strict regulation governing th= eir=20 removal</DIV> <DIV>Peter Stow</DIV> <DIV>Hubbards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2015-12-16 8:32:43 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time,=20 dwebster@glinx.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"= ><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3D= Arial> <DIV>Hi Steve & All, =20 &nb= sp;=20 Dec 16, 2015</DIV> <DIV> It seems odd that there was no mention of the ob= vious;=20 loss of hedgerows by consolidation of fields and crop specialization whi= ch=20 would surely imply for some species not only loss of habitat= but=20 habitat fragmentation. </DIV> <DIV> Yt, DW, Kentville </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px= solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>= From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmailto:srshaw@Dal.Ca href=3D"mailto:srshaw@Dal.Ca">Stephen= Shaw</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </= DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 16,= 2015 6:38=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] UK Butterfl= ies=20 decline</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Continuing an earlier thread, this short Guardian artic= le=20 summarizes a robust increase in a few, but drastic decline in many spe= cies,=20 in UK. Causes unknown but pesticides and climate change among su= spects=20 fingered. =20 <DIV>Steve (Hfx)<BR> <DIV apple-content-edited=3D"true"><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>Subject: </B></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>UK Butterflies=20 decline</B><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">= <B>Date:=20 </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">December 15, 201= 5 at=20 11:57:09 AM AST</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV dir=3Dltr><A=20 title=3Dhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/15/decline-i= n-over-three-quarters-uk-butterfly-species-final-warning-says-chris-packha= m?utm_source=3Desp&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DGU+Today+main= +Charity+appeal+151215&utm_term=3D143781&subid=3D14439812&CMP= =3DEMCNEWEML6619I=20 href=3D"http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/15/decline-i= n-over-three-quarters-uk-butterfly-species-final-warning-says-chris-packha= m?utm_source=3Desp&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DGU+Today+main= +Charity+appeal+151215&utm_term=3D143781&subid=3D14439812&CMP= =3DEMCNEWEML6619I">http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/15/decl= ine-in-over-three-quarters-uk-butterfly-species-final-warning-says-chris-p= ackham?utm_source=3Desp&utm_medium=3DEmail&utm_campaign=3DGU+Today= +main+Charity+appeal+151215&utm_term=3D143781&subid=3D14439812&= ;CMP=3DEMCNEWEML6619I</A>=20 </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><BR></DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A title=3Dhttp://www.avg.com/=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com/">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2016.0.7294= / Virus=20 Database: 4483/11