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Conservation
8:19 am
Mon August 13, 2012

Heat cutting down on butterflies, food source

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Butterfly

Ecologists in Kansas and Missouri say extreme temperatures are killing a large number of butterflies and could hurt their southern migration next month.

Millions of monarch butterflies are expected to migrate south through the two states in less than a month in their seasonal trip from Canada to Mexico.

KSHB-TV reports the Powell Botanical Gardens annual butterfly festival east of Kansas City is seeing the lowest number of monarchs in a decade.

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Agriculture
8:04 am
Thu August 2, 2012

Dragonflies migrate out of Missouri

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Bob Gillespie

Migratory dragonflies are leaving Missouri and Illinois for areas further south. It’s part of these great travelers' annual migration pattern.

The Wandering Glider and Spot-winged dragonfly typically pass through the region in July. By early August, they are on their way out.

Bob Gillespie is a natural history biologist at the Missouri Department of Conservation. He says, up until a few year ago, scientists knew very little about how they migrate.

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Global Journalist
4:36 pm
Thu March 29, 2012

China's urban migration

Credit Photo courtesy of UC Press
A recycling center in the Chinese city of Ganjia.

The magnitude of China’s urban migration can be hard to fathom when you hear the numbers.

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