The Guardian reports conservationists said animals were eerily still as they tried to shelter from the heat. Experts fear that record-breaking temperatures could cause a further collapse in insect numbers, with bumblebees and butterflies among those most affected.
The Independent, Metro, and ITV News report the nocturnal mammal disappeared from the region in the 1880s, but now conservationists are looking at plans to bring them back.
iNEWS exclusively report that adult butterflies survive the heat by seeking shade, but young caterpillars could be left scorched and starving, conservationists warn.
BBC News reprots people are being encouraged to count the number of butterflies they see over the next three weeks – as part of efforts to protect them from extinction.
The Observer reports artificial lawns are higher maintenance than the adverts will have you believe … and they’ll burn your feet in this heatwave