Butterfly Wings and Prayers
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Based on the latest research, butterfly species in Bantimurung have slumped in number from 300 to 89. The reasons are hunting, population density, and tourist resort construction.
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SHOULD he be alive, Alfred Russel Wallace would surely feel sad. The English naturalist would never again see the thousands of beautiful butterflies swarming around the waterfall of Bantimurung National Park, South Sulawesi. Today it’s hard to find dozens of them, let alone thousands. This is especially true of Sulawesi’s rare indigenous butterflies with world fame, such as raja/king (Papilio adamanthis), bidadari/angel (Chetosia myrina), Troid
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