Fw: GIFU BUTTERFLY

[Mark Walker]

>Kuniomi Matsumoto wrote:
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>>I will continue to report what is happening to Gifu-cho in
>>Hakuba.
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>Please do!  Your post single-postedly justifies the existence of this
forum.
>Thank you, and thank Nathan for the question.  I have to admit that every
>time I see Olympic footage of the Japanese Alps (taking a slight naming
>liberty here), I find myself dreaming of the butterflies that must live
>there.  Now, one species in particular will forever be in my mind (no, not
>as a potential specimen).
>
>For the Gifu ssp., I am most hopeful.  Sounds like a difficult task
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>I confess, though - I'm loving the Olympics.  It's one of the finest human
>endeavors (not saying much, considering the rest of the field).  Too bad
>they didn't seize the moment and build around the habitat.  It would have
>made a great story (as long as collectors weren't made out to be villains).
>
>Mark Walker
>overwintering in Vermont.
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