We mourn the loss of an exceptional scientist and one of the most effective and powerful international voices for nature of recent generations, Josef “Sepp” Settele. Sepp was a pillar of IPBES’s success throughout its existence. He was a champion for better-informed policy for people and nature.

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This is devastating news. He was one of the world’s top ecologists and a founding member of Butterfly Conservation Europe. He was pivotal to our growth in the early stages and he will be deeply missed.

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🦋 Why do butterflies gather on damp ground? Mud-puddling allows butterflies to take up moisture, salts & other nutrients. Sometimes hundreds gather together - spectacular behaviour we’re fortunate to encounter on many of our butterfly holidays.

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🌿 Greenwings Guest Gallery A new regular feature sharing some of the wonderful wildlife photographed by guests on our holidays. First up: a male Meleager’s Blue (Polyommatus daphnis), photographed by Gillian E. in Romania, June 2026. 🦋 @europebutterfly.bsky.social

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🦋 There’s more to a butterfly than the butterfly! On Greenwings holidays, our guides look beyond the adults to find caterpillars, food plants and other life stages, revealing more about their ecology to our guests. Apollo (Parnassius apollo), Italian Alps 🇮🇹

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