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What's the most popular insect in the world? You guessed it, butterflies! London's Natural History Museum put on a special exhibit to honor the elegant insect called Sensational Butterflies, and hundreds of tropical and rare butterfly species were released into the enclosure, much to the delight of visiting children. Butterflies of all shapes, sizes, and colors landed on visitors, giving them an opportunity to meet and greet the butterflies. Hundreds of different types of butterflies from South and Central America, Asia and Africa freely circle around the visitors, landing at their leisure. Among the rare species, visitors could find Blue Morpho, Great Eggfly, Owl butterfly, and Swallow Tail butterfly types. The exhibit features a special room where visitors can watch as butterflies complete their metamorphosis, transforming from caterpillars to the winged wonders we know and love. Kids can watch as the newborn butterlies get to emerge from their chrysalis and spread their wings for the first time. The tropical environment, complete with vines, flowers and folioage, is heated to mimic the temperature and humidity of the natural habitat for most the of species. However, the luscious jungle-like exhibit provides an excellent opportunity to search for camouflaged caterpillars hiding amongst the foilage and butterflies feeding on nectar and fruit. The Butterfly House team is on hand to give more info about each individual species and give hints on how to find them. The exhibition will run until September 17.
The U.S. government has added seven species of Hawaiian bees to the endangered species list, making them the first bee species to be protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Cabañas (Guatemala), Apr 16 (EFE), (Camera: Esteban Biba).- A species of poisonous lizard endemic to the dry forest of the Motagua valley, in eastern Guatemala, is barely surviving illegal trafficking and hunting.
Cabañas (Guatemala), Apr 16 (EFE), (Camera: Esteban Biba).- A species of poisonous lizard endemic to the dry forest of the Motagua valley, in eastern Guatemala, is barely surviving illegal trafficking and hunting.
Lisbon, Apr 1 (EFE), (Camera: EFE).- Water scarcity, sport fishing, reservoirs... These are only some of the factors that threaten 60% of the native fish species in the rivers of Portugal, a recently published guide warns. The first guide for freshwater fish and migrants from mainland Portugal claims the importance of prevention to avoid the extinction of these species. SOUNDBITES OF FELIPE RIBEIRO, CO-AUTHOR OF THE GUIDE, RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON AND MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT LIFE INVASAQUA: 1.- "The are several causes that led to the extinction of fish, mainly the loss of habitat due to the construction of reservoirs and river channelling. The second cause is invasive alien species, which are predators, they have led to the extinction of some of these native species, or they are also species that are great competitors for food resources." 2.- "Then there are other threats that are increasingly common in the Iberian context that have to do with the overexploitation of water and water resources. Rivers are transboundary, animals and plants know no borders and any action taken in Spain it must also be accompanied in Portugal. It is important to see here a joint and coordinated action between the two countries because otherwise, we will be spending resources ineffectively." 3.- "What I think is most important as a society is to realize that we have many fishes and much of the fauna and flora that live in the rivers of Portugal and Spain is endemic. And that is our only responsibility, of the Iberian villages, to preserve them for future generations. They are fish or animals, from millions of years ago, which are endemic. It is our responsibility to preserve them for future generations."
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