Translocation Project Brings Mission Blue Butterflies Back to Sweeney Ridge (U.S. National Park Service)
Translocation Project Brings Mission Blue Butterflies Back to Sweeney Ridge (U.S. National Park Service).
Sweeney Ridge was once one of the few remaining places supporting endangered Mission blue butterflies on the San Francisco Peninsula. But they disappeared from the site in the late 1980s. Recently, a multi-agency collaborative formed to bring them back.
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- Web Site
- Date of Issue
- 2026-09-30
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- SFAN
- Keywords
- at-risk biota, blog, Butterflies, endangered species, grassland communities, insects, Mission blue butterfly, pollinators, reintroduction, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County, SFAN, sweeney ridge, Threatened and Endangered Species, translocation
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