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Huge recovery for butterfly, once extinct in the UK (www.bbc.com)

Large blues have best summer in 150 years after scientists brought the species back from the brink.

An endangered butterfly that was once extinct in the UK has had its best summer in 150 years.

The large blue butterfly is one of Europe’s most endangered insects but thousands have been recorded this summer in south-west England.

It is the result of a long-term conservation project, led by the Royal Entomological Society.

Scientists said the success story shows how species at risk of extinction can be saved.

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