Europe will no longer have butterflies?

The European Red Book has warned against a significant decline in butterflies, beetles and dragonflies in Europe, and urged countries to act urgently to save them from extinction.

Many butterflies are now almost extinct in Europe - Photo: PA

According to the European Red Book, there are nearly one-third of butterflies in Europe being 'population' with 9% of them nearly extinct. Among these, the large white butterfly Madeiran and Macedonian Grayling butterflies are most seriously threatened by habitat loss by human mining activities.

Not only butterflies, many species of dragonflies and aphroxylic beetles are also at risk of disappearing forever. Currently nearly 11% of 431 beetles are at risk of disappearing in Europe, and 7% of them are threatened with extinction globally, due to their loss of habitat (due to the operation deforestation) and due to the decline of mature trees.

Meanwhile in the 'kingdom' of dragonflies, 11 species are now almost extinct in Europe, 5 globally endangered species .

Scientists warn the disappearance of these species will affect the future of ecosystems in Europe, especially butterflies, because they 'play a key role in the process of pollination in the ecosystem. but they live. '

The European Red Book - funded by the Council of Europe - says appropriate conservation activities can save the future of these species, thereby "saving" the European ecosystem.