Climate Change Harming Butterfly Species

Researchers have found that many brown angus butterflies have migrated north because of a recent climate change. This has caused a change in the butterflies’ diets, and they have started to become more dependent on wild Geranium plants. Dr. Jon Bridle, a researcher involved in the study, explained that even though it is beneficial for the butterflies to evolve quickly enough to change their diet in response to a warmer climate, variations in certain important traits may disappear. Some butterfly species are not even able to adapt to the climate change as quickly as the brown angus butterflies because of their restrictive diets and may die. One solution for this problem is to reduce the effects we have on climate, however this will be hard because many people don’t agree that our planet is undergoing climate changes and global warming. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818113213.htm