Climate Change Hurts Butterflies, Too

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care2.com 07 Sep '12, 8pm

Climate Change Hurts Butterflies, Too

A butterflys transformation — from minuscule egg, to chubby caterpillar, to pod-like chrysalis and finally into an intricately decorated, delicately winged creature — strikes the perfect balance between magic and science. My introduction to the more scientific aspects of a butterflys life cycle came at the age of eight, when as a budding naturalist, I attended a day camp at the local Audubon sanctuary. Our counselors taught us about a program to band monarch butterflies in order to track their yearly journey from our northern environs in Massachusetts down south through Texas and into Mexico. As an adult, I remain enchanted by butterflies mystical beauty, while also assisting with their more earthly needs by including butterfly-friendly plants in my garden. But no matter how otherworldly they may appear, and in spite of efforts like mine to encourage their propagation, ...

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