Endangered Butterflies Are Thriving Behind Bars (opens in new tab)

On a cool spring morning in Washington state, the work of saving an endangered species unfolds in an unlikely place: a greenhouse just outside the perimeter of a women’s prison. Inside, trays of host plants line long tables. Tiny eggs cling to plantain leaves. Black, yellow-dotted larvae inch forward in... The post Endangered Butterflies Are Thriving Behind Bars appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.