'Desert' dragonfly in England

The changing climate of the Earth leads to a change in the habitat of some animals. Dragonflies have taken advantage of this situation to turn many parts of England into the ideal territory to flourish.

Gravel-filled lakes, open-cast quarries or highly acidic wet marshes are a crowded place for creatures. Especially dragonfly species has been growing strongly since the 1980s. The rising temperature of the Earth allows UK dragonfly species to expand to the north and appear new species on the European coast.

There are a number of dragonflies such as Damselfly that have been declared extinct in the UK after the winter floods of 1952-1953 but are now rediscovered in Kent. Many other species mainly distributed in the Mediterranean are now migrating to the North, moving towards living in England is gradually warming.

In addition to newly introduced or rediscovered dragonflies, there are also dragonflies in the UK that are at risk of extinction due to the narrowing of habitats such as swampy dragonflies.

In 2010, researchers from the Nature Conservation Project in Cumbria conducted stocking of larvae on layers of moss in the hope that they would develop into a generation of dragonflies and continue to regenerate.

Dragonfly Emperor (Vagrant Emperor ) emigrated to England from Sub-Saharan (Africa) and the Middle East

Strong desert winds blew away this thin winged dragonfly across thousands of miles across the Atlantic Sea to the Caribbean and found in Iceland.

The Earth's climate is warm, creating conditions for many species of dragonflies to expand their habitats to the North

After the historic flood in March 1952, this dragonfly was once extinct, but found in Kent in recent years. They are growing rapidly in numbers.

In 2007 this species of dragonfly was discovered in the UK and has now expanded to Norfolk

Besides many species that are prone to proliferate, it is also due to the warming of the Earth that this native dragonfly is standing on the shore reducing its number due to the loss of residence.