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In the Natura 2000 site "Oberlauf der Rur" numerous nature conservation measures will be carried out in the period 2017-2022 within 6 years. Flagship species of the project is the violet copper (Lycaena helle). This butterfly is extremely rare in Europe and in Germany it is only found in a few regions. By preserving existing habitats and creating new ones, such as wet meadows and alluvial forests, not only the natural Eifel landscape is promoted, but also its valuable biodiversity.

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Feb 07, 2025

Programme int. symposium available

The team of the LIFE project ‘Patches & Corridors - A Habitat Network for the Violet Copper’ is organising an international symposium on 22 and 23 May 2025 entitled ‘Violet Copper, Climate Change and Nature Conservation’, to which we cordially invite you.

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Jan 06, 2025

Butterfly of the year 2025

The butterfly of the year is a diurnal moth - the Spanish flag (Euplagia quadripunctaria). The range of the species within Germany in recent decades documents a consequence of climate change - the migration of warmth-adapted animal and plant species from southern Europe to the north.

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