| Radio programs for the week of 31 March 2003 |
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April in Florida has been proclaimed Butterfly Month, in part, to
recognize the Miami Blue butterfly: one of the rarest animals in the
world. But, laboratory breeding and hatching might help reintroduce the
species. Celebrating Florida's Butterflies in today's Florida
Environment... The Governor and Cabinet have proclaimed April in Florida, Butterfly
and Butterfly Gardening month. That's partly in recognition of a dramatic
rescue of an endangered butterfly species. Benji Brumberg, with Florida's
Department of Environmental Protection, says the story began three months
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An emergency protection and breeding program might have saved a Florida butterfly from extinction. With only one colony of the insects left in the entire world, state policy and science came to the rescue. Propagating Miami Blue Butterflies in today's Florida Environment... Three months ago, the Miami Blue butterfly was one of the rarest animals on the planet: fewer than 50 in existence in the world--all of them in Bahia Honda state park in the Florida keys. Today, thanks to protection and rescue, there's hope for the species' return. State Ombudsman Benji Brumberg... |
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Florida's network of protected lands, such as parks, forests and wildlife areas, are definitely enjoyed by human visitors. But for plants and animals, they could be a matter of life or death. We'll hear How Protected Lands Protect Endangered Species in today's Florida Environment... A butterfly species called the Miami Blue is safer today. Found only in Florida, the Miami Blue's population had dropped to 50 or fewer. And Benji Brumberg, with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, says that world's only colony of 50 survived, is testament to the state's land conservation... |
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Attempts to rescue a Florida butterfly species from near-extinction are going so-far, so-good. And with the attention the effort has received, other species might be winning as well. Success in Butterfly Awareness in today's Florida Environment. Florida's butterflies now have a month all their own, as the state has proclaimed April in their honor. That's partly as a result of so-far successful efforts to save a butterfly species called the Miami Blue. State ombudsman Benji Brumberg describes it... |
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A Florida Butterfly holds some unusual firsts in the state's efforts to protect endangered species. And as a result, the Miami Blue Butterfly might lose its position as one of the rarest animals in the world. Speed Helps a Species in today's Florida Environment... Earlier this year, state agencies took the unusual step of making an emergency declaration of the Miami Blue butterfly as an endangered species. With the Florida Keys home to the only colony of the creatures left anywhere in the world, state ombudsman Benji Brumberg helped formulate the action... |