Butterflies
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Montreal unveils pollinator plan ahead of UN biodiversity conferenceMontreal is promising more green space, less grass mowing and more bee-and-butterfly-friendly gardens as part of a multi-year plan to help pollinators and urban biodiversity.EnvironmentNov 9, 2022
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Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo welcomes new butterfly exhibit'There's going to be butterflies surrounding you. Maybe if you're lucky, they might even sit on you,' Saskatoon zoo curator Janice McNernie told Global News of the new exhibit.CanadaAug 31, 2022
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Assiniboine Park releases more than 200 endangered butterfliesThe number of adult butterflies released this year is more than four times larger than last year’s release thanks to a successful expansion of the breeding program.EnvironmentAug 11, 2022
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Quebec communities help endangered monarchs with butterfly-friendly plantsDozens of garden enthusiasts are putting their green thumbs to good use, planting native plants to help local pollinators with the Butterflyway Project.EnvironmentJul 25, 2022
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First milestone passed in reintroducing endangered butterfly to Ontario park: University of GuelphThe University of Guelph says a project to help revive an endangered butterfly species, launched last year, has passed its first milestone.CanadaMay 25, 2022
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Kingston Community Health Centres getting involved with ‘Butterfly Challenge’The Kingston Community Health Centres are getting involved with the "Butterflyway Challenge".EnvironmentJun 5, 2021
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Monarch butterfly population getting closer to extinctionScientists estimate the monarch population in southern Canada and the eastern U.S. has fallen about 80 per cent since the mid-1990s.ScienceJan 22, 2021
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Meet the rosy maple moth, the creature melting hearts on the internetThe rosy maple moth is native to North America, and could be found in your very own backyard.TrendingMay 27, 2020
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Mexico butterfly guide found dead with knife wounds within days of activist’s deathIt wasn't clear if the guide's death is related to that of a prominent butterfly activist who spoke out against illegal logging.NewsFeb 2, 2020
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Manitoba butterfly fan thrilled at appearance of caterpillars after years withoutA Manitoba woman who has been raising and releasing monarch butterflies for almost two decades said she'd almost given up until a 'miracle' this year led to dozens of caterpillars suddenly appearing.EnvironmentJul 11, 2019
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