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Rescuing Rare Butterflies Oct.7
-Allen Shen

 North Carolina is home to one of the rarest butterflies in the world, St. Francis’ satyr. One of the greatest threats to it and other rare butterflies is habitat loss and degradation. Two speakers and butterfly conservationist came in and gave a power point on the butterfly. They talked about the populations of the butterfly around the world, ways they are saving the butterflies, etc. They also talked about the ways they counted the butterflies and the difficulties that came along with it. After the presentation, we did an activity where we counted the number of 4 butterfly types in the room. The paper butterflies were taped everywhere in the room; they were on chairs, on walls, behind curtains, etc.

 This is related to Environmental Science because butterflies such as the St. Francis’ satyr are endangered because of environment and habitat loss. We could use knowledge learned from Environmental science to conserve their natural habitats to bring the butterfly back from endangerment.