Importing farm-raised butterflies?

[Michael Gochfeld]

I think that butterfly farms can be a valuable way to encourage
indigenous people to preserve wildlife habitats by profitting from
wildlife, but some farms don't actually preserve any habitat.

In any case, I wonder what it means for them to life their "full natural
lives before being packaged...."  

I understood they were preserved soon upon elosion in order to take
advantage of immaculate condition.  


MIKE GOCHFELD

soupy wrote:
> 
> I've seen beautiful displays of preserved butterflies for sale and the
> seller says they were all imported from South American butterfly farms
> so that they were allowed to live their full natural lives before
> being packaged and exported.  I think supporting these farms is a
> wonderful way to support the rainforests and minimize their
> destruction.
> 
> I am interested in creating such displays while being ecologically
> responsible so I was wondering if anyone in this group knew where and
> how to locate and contact these farms.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Soupy
> 
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