Issues of the Environment: Protecting the rare Mitchell's satyr butterfly from extinction
About this episode
The episode discusses efforts to protect the rare Mitchell's satyr butterfly from extinction in Michigan and Indiana.
There is a species of butterfly so rare, its worldwide population is limited to 10 highly fragmented pockets in Michigan and Indiana. Washtenaw County is among the areas where you'll find the Mitchell's satyr. Efforts to save the species continue and come via some radical habitat preservation strategies. WEMU's David Fair shares more about the local effort to prevent extinction in a conversation with Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission Stewardship Planner Allison Krueger.
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