Fwd: [leps-talk] Butterfly roadblock in Taiwan
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Tue Apr 3 16:07:49 EDT 2007
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Subject: [leps-talk] Butterfly roadblock in Taiwan
Butterfly roadblock
Taiwan launched an unprecedented program to protect up to a million
butterflies from being killed per day as they migrated across a busy
highway. Drivers on an elevated section of the freeway were warned to
expect delays when clouds of up to 11,000 butterflies per minute caused
officials to block the roadway. This is the first year that such a
closure has been enforced. Local authorities also erected a net along
the highway designed to force the insects to fly above the traffic.
Ultraviolet lights were placed beneath the road to lure the
light-sensitive insects under the traffic lanes. The National Freeway
Bureau said protecting purple-spotted butterflies far outweighed any
inconvenience to motorists.
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http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/176357
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