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Butterfly Nursery Under Threat | Oakland News
A rare and fragile butterfly, the California pipevine swallowtail, calls a small patch of UC Berkeley’s Strawberry Creek home — its survival entirely tied to the native pipevine plant. Now, a major campus clean energy upgrade threatens to uproot this habitat, sparking outcry from conservationists who see the butterfly as a symbol of ecological restoration. While Berkeley has pledged to mitigate damage through careful excavation, plant transplants, and future habitat expansion, experts warn the plan may be too risky — especially without further surveys — raising urgent questions about…
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