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By Paola LÓPEZ CUYABENO, Ecuador, April 22, 2024 (AFP) – Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators increasingly threatened by climate change. A team has hung 32 traps made of green nets, each baited with rotting fish and fermented bananas. They are meant to blend in with the forest canopy. Their pungent odor clearly does not. Since last August, a […]
by Hector Velasco JARDIN, Colombia (AFP) — Like the more than 3,000 species of butterflies in Colombia, agronomist Juan Guillermo Jaramillo underwent his own metamorphosis several years ago, as his passion for photographing nature took an unexpected twist. The 65-year-old, who used to run an animal feed business, originally took photographs of birds, but he is now a key figure in the world of Colombian butterflies. Jaramillo is the co-author of an inventory that led […]
(Eagle News) — Isa sa dinarayong lugar ngayon sa lalawigan ng Bohol ang Habitat Butterflies Conservation Center. Matatagpuan ito sa munisipalidad ng Bilar, kung saan ito ang itinuturing na kanlungan o sanctuary ng may halos dalawandaang species ng paru-paro at mariposa at naglalayong paramihin pa ang populasyon nito sa lugar. Sa tulong ng tour guide, ipinaliwanag niya ang kaibahan ng paru-paru sa moth o mariposa. Sa butterfly sanctuary ipinakita rin kung anu-ano ang kinakain ng […]
Millions of brightly-colored monarch butterflies began arriving to their winter home in Central Mexico on Saturday, November 28 in their annual migration. This natural phenomenon of mass migration of monarch butterflies in North America was called “insects world’s fantastic feats, with millions embarking on the arduous journey from as far north as Canada down into Mexico and the California coast each autumn. https://youtu.be/MKth9e66Les
