The Species Champions Project was launched in Wales in 2016 by Wales Environment Link (WEL), to connect Members of the Welsh Senedd to threatened species found in their constituency to adopt and champion them both within the Senedd and across Wales.
Four species of butterflies and moths in Wales, threatened by habitat loss, changing land management by humans and climate change have enthusiastic Champions - many thanks to all of them:
Mabon ap Gwynfor is our Species Champion for the Welsh Clearwing moth (see large photo above). He’s the Plaid Cymru MS for Dwyfor Meirionnydd.
Welsh Clearwing Species Briefing
Jane Hutt is our Species Champion for the High Brown Fritillary. She’s the Labour MS for the Vale of Glamorgan and first visited the last remaining site in Wales for this species, the Alun Valley, in 2017 .
High Brown Fritillary Species Briefing
Russell George is our Species Champion for the Pearl-Bordered Fritillary. He’s the Conservative MS for Montgomeryshire.
Pearl-bordered Fritillary Species Briefing
Mike Hedges is our Species Champion for the Small Blue Butterfly. He’s the Labour MS for Swansea East.
