Comments on: The Dangerous World of Butterflies: More dangerous for butterflies than for humans.

By: Animallover

Animallover — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:55:06 +0000

We have a local Musuem that has a butterfly house for endangered and threatened species, and externally for local species to thrive, since the butterfly population is delicate and by the pesticides used on local flowering species of plants. Its doubtful to me since the attempt to educate adults and children on the delicacy of such magnificent creatures is inhumane considering the numbers seem to decrease as the construction of our cities and towns increases in our state, where once we had many wooded areas and natural plants for insects to thrive on

By: Papa Papillon

Papa Papillon — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:49:28 +0000

Butterflies are not imported as butterflies, but as eggs. No butterfly dies in transit.
Butterfly exhibitions are not the problem of these endangered species. No, these breeders call our attention to these fantastic insects, mostly killed in acriculture or on highways.

By: Kelly G.

Kelly G. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:10:18 +0000

Here in Kansas City, Powell Gardens hosts a "Butterfly Festival" every summer (I think) in their indoor "conservatory." I happened to catch it last year, when I visited to see the Chapungu exhibit in their outdoor gardens. Powell Gardens rotates many of its exhibits on a yearly basis; unlike the Chapungu (and related) statuary, however, butterflies are living creatures -- and especially sensitive to handling. When Powell describes its butterfly "exhibit" thusly: We have imported nearly 2,000 butterflies from Florida, Texas and Costa Rica for our annual Festival of Butterflies. The conservatory is filled with their favorite nectar plants and set with high humidity to mimic the climate of subtropical Florida & Texas as well as the tropical rain forest of Costa Rica. Five hundred butterflies are in flight at any given time from now through Sunday, August 17. one can only imagine how many butterflies died in transit. Then again, Powells titles that particular blog entry "Flying Flowers grace the Conservatory," so I don't think they're all that bothered by the annual death toll: butterflies are just "flying flowers," here for our amusement. Damn. Does this mean I have to add Powells to my list of local boycotted attractions?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:31:57 +0000

Houston has a live butterfly garden/exhibit at the natural science museum. Like Suzanne (above), I now wonder about its motives and methods.

The butterfly is a symbol of freedom and beauty, and to enslave one, much less “collections” of them, is selfish and ugly.

By: suzanne endsley

suzanne endsley — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:22:31 +0000

theres a butterfly place here in chicago. I wonder if it is humane? It is grant park.
sorry I cannot remember the name.