Two vanishing prairie butterflies added to the Endangered Species Act

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceJan 5, 2015, 12:00 pm91 pts
This fall, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added two little-known prairie butterflies to the Endangered Species Act. One of the species, the Poweshiek skipperling, may be down to only a few hundred individuals. The Dakota skipperling is faring a little better, but both have lost the majority of their habitat…

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