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Vibrant butterflies flutter amongst the foliage of a greenhouse in Trento, Italy, that's modeled after a Tanzanian butterfly forest. While the butterflies may not be native, their survival depends on awareness and conservation!
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - An Italian museum has recreated
00:05 a Tanzanian butterfly forest
00:07 to raise awareness of biodiversity.
00:10 Alex Selvey reports.
00:11 - The butterflies fluttering around the greenhouse
00:15 in Trento, Italy are not native to the town in the Alps,
00:18 but their survival may depend on it.
00:20 The project by the Museum of Science, better known as MUSE,
00:24 facilitates their growth into adulthood
00:26 while attempting to replicate their habitats
00:28 in southern Tanzania.
00:30 Climate change and deforestation
00:32 are threatening their existence,
00:33 with life cycles, migratory patterns,
00:36 and mating behaviors all being affected.
00:39 Scientists behind the butterfly forest
00:41 hope they can not only facilitate the recovery,
00:43 but develop long-lasting conservation techniques.
00:46 - Our aim is that of being able to study better,
00:50 to understand better what is happening.
00:52 Therefore, everything that concerns deforestation,
00:54 social problems linked to the conservation
00:56 of the environment and the species.
00:59 - The goal of the project is to not only conserve
01:01 the butterfly species, but to better understand them
01:04 in hopes of sustaining their existence
01:06 while raising public awareness
01:08 by showing off their natural beauty.
01:10 The Ujungwa National Park in Tanzania
01:12 is home to more than 2,500 plant species,
01:15 120 mammals, thousands of invertebrate species,
01:19 and more than 40 types of butterflies.
01:21 Researchers at MUSE say changing current farming policies
01:24 and limiting human contact is necessary
01:27 for their survival.
01:28 Butterflies provide critical benefits
01:30 to their environment as pollinators,
01:32 allowing plants to reproduce and food supplies to flourish.
01:36 And likely to their dissatisfaction,
01:39 they're oftentimes food for birds and other animals,
01:42 meaning without them, their environments
01:44 and the planet could look dramatically different.
01:46 different.
01:47 [MUSIC PLAYING]