A butterfly that went extinct decades ago after the destruction of its Bay Area habitat is now the driving force behind its restoration with the help of a close relative now fluttering in its terrain.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An intrepid group of butterflies is about to help turn the clock back nearly a century in San Francisco's Presidio. Biologist Durrell Kapan, Ph.D. of the California Academy of ...
The closest living relative of an extinct species has been released along the bluffs of San Francisco’s western shoreline, a move experts are calling “historic” as they work to restore the city’s ...
Conservation scientists want West Michigan gardeners to make sure the lupine plants in their flower beds aren’t killing endangered butterflies. Extremely rare Karner blue butterflies are entirely ...
Butterflies are more than just sets of pretty patterned wings and an easy at-home science project to teach kids about metamorphosis through insect rearing. These insects fit an important ecological ...
TWIN LAKE, MI — A tiny, rare butterfly has become “the mascot” for ecological efforts in West Michigan. The silvery-winged Karner blue butterfly flitted among native spotted bee balm and butterfly ...
Two Miami Blue butterflies released at Long Key State Park in 2018 in an effort to help establish new breeding areas for the rare insects. Jose A. Iglesias [email protected] From the Miami ...