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= Rescuing Rare Butterflies =

St. Francis Satyr
Pierce Graham 2B

This Event was dedicated to the St. Francis Satyr a endangered rare Butterfly species native to North Carolina. The St. Francis Satyr is suffering from widespread habitat loss an this is leading to its massive decline over the past couple decades. The habitat for the St. Francis Satyrs is majority open fields covered in small vegetation with very little ecological disturbances; however it is very hard to maintain open fields in a militarized area where there are in fact little disturbances. Luckily due to the work of the ecologist in the area Ft. Braggs management is now hosting controlled burns to clear up open fields for the endangered species to live in.

Thanks to Environmentalist the St. Francis Satyr s on the rebound and is farther from extinction than it was 5 years ago; however it still is very much in danger. I learned from this event that not only is there a butterfly native to our area called the St. Francis Satyr, but also that with the help of Environmental Scientist we can very easily bring back species from the brink of extinction.