Kenya: Harnessing Butterflies to Save the Forest

3 February 2018
analysis

Locals in Kenya's Arabuko Sokoke reserve are cultivating butterflies to help conserve the area's vast indigenous forests. Despite pressures from illegal logging, the park's wildlife is thriving.

In the Arabuko Forest, it's not difficult to see why the beautiful jewel colors of the butterflies are referred to as "flying gold." Farmers gave the name out of admiration for the beauty of the insects.

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