The Butterfly House Industry: Conservation Risks and Education Opportunities

The Butterfly House Industry: Conservation Risks and Education Opportunities

This paper addresses the mass supply and use of butterflies for live exhibits, discusses the risks to biodiversity which this creates, and the educational opportunities it presents. Over the past 30 years a new type of insect zoo has become popular worldwide: the butterfly house. This has given rise...

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Main Authors: Michael Boppré, R I Vane-Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
Subjects:
insect trading
edutainment
ecoliteracy
ethical standards
insect conservation
environmental risks
alien species
genetic mixing
Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2012;volume=10;issue=3;spage=285;epage=303;aulast=Boppré

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http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2012;volume=10;issue=3;spage=285;epage=303;aulast=Boppré

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