BBC News, 24/3/2007
Taiwan is to close one lane of a major highway to protect more than a million butterflies, which cross the road on their seasonal migration.
The purple milkweed butterfly, which winters in the south of the island, passes over some 600m of motorway to reach its breeding ground in the north. Many of the 11,500 butterflies that attempt the journey each hour do not reach safety, experts say. Read more...
The purple milkweed butterfly, which winters in the south of the island, passes over some 600m of motorway to reach its breeding ground in the north. Many of the 11,500 butterflies that attempt the journey each hour do not reach safety, experts say. Read more...
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