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ButterfliesOn the Wings of Hope
In Kenya, butterflies are saving a unique coastal forest and the impoverished people who live there. In Kenya, butterflies are helping to preserve the largest remaining coastal forest in East Africa. A few years ago a survey revealed that half the people in the area thought the forest should be cleared for farming,despite the fact that many relied on it for fuel wood, medicines and food. The forest is also home to one-third of Kenya's butterfly species, many of them in great demand by collectors worldwide. Then the Kenya Museum Society hit upon the idea of sustainable butterfly harvesting to increase local community incomes, and the GEF Small Grants Program funded the project. Each month, 50 households, specially trained in butterfly rearing, are supplied with 50 larvae apiece. When the larvae grow into pupae, they are air freighted to a dealer in London, earning the growers about US $50 monthly. (Kenya's annual per capita income is about US $250). "It shows people that wildlife can be valuable in unexpected ways," says Gerlindo Darnhofer of the Museum Society. For lots of interesting sites about butterfly farming, go to the following link. http://butterflywebsite.com/articles/constructlist.cfm?type=farming 
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| God's Warrior |
For a great Butterfly site see the following thread.
http://butterflywebsite.com/articles/constructlist.cfm?type=farming 
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