Katie Piercy

Katie Piercy

Katie Piercy has worked in the conservation industry for over a decade and has had a wide-ranging and varied career. She has spent time working in a number of different environments and with a range of different animals. Her roles in the UK have included rearing and releasing corncrake (Crex crex) chicks in the Nene Washes, a seasonally flooded area of wet meadows, chasing hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) in the Scottish Uplands and restoring areas of peatland in the West Midlands.

Is a Butterfly a True Bug? (Explained)

Is a Butterfly a True Bug featured

The term ‘bug’ is largely used in an informal context to describe a large range of species, including butterflies. However, technically the only bugs are true bugs, such as shieldbugs, and butterflies are not a part of this group. What…

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