amazing, butterfly species reintroduced to Presidio thrives!
`A few weeks ago, Kapan was roaming the dunes looking for any descendants of the first release. Nothing. Kapan hiked down to Lobos Creek to scout out some good spots for the next wave of releases—the GGNRA permits had finally cleared. At the creek, two silvery blue butterflies fluttered past his field of vision. These couldn’t have been among the original release, because the butterflies only live in their flying form for a few weeks—and they weren’t tagged. It was the first evidence, after a year, that a few of the butterflies released in 2024 had lived to reproduce. The silvery blue, unconcerned with permits, had begun to repopulate Lobos Creek on its own. `
https://baynature.org/2025/05/01/survival-of-the-flittest-relocated-butterflies-are-spotted-in-san-francisco/?utm_source=Bay+Nature&utm_campaign=bab1c5be4d-Newsletter%3A+May+1_GP&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c6982c37a8-388153824&mc_cid=bab1c5be4d&mc_eid=1762ea55ee