The Eugenio de Jesus Marcano and Fondeur Botanical Gardens in Santiago announced its new Butterfly Grotto. The Propagas Foundation funded the construction at the central Santiago park.
The butterfly area is called “Mariposario Greta” in honor of the Glasswinged Butterfly (Greta diaphanus). The focus of the butterfly area is on educating for conservation of the Dominican environment and biodiversity. The site has a fully equipped laboratory.
US Ambassador Robin Bernstein attended the inauguration together with former Environment Minister Francisco Dominguez Brito, the provincial governor of Santo Domingo, Ana Maria Dominguez and students from different public and private schools.
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El Caribe
25 November 2019