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Countless butterflies were set loose by a tornado at the Saint Louis Zoo. Here's how staff recaptured them

ST. LOUIS — As the Saint Louis Zoo's monkey house saved a family from a tornado, the same tornado put the lives of countless butterflies at risk. Zoo staff, in a social media post on Thursday, ...
Wichita Eagle

Butterfly enclosure smashed as storms hit Missouri. Watch zoo’s ‘delicate’ rescue

Strong winds during a storm caused trees to fall onto the butterfly enclosure at a Missouri Zoo. Screengrab from St. Louis Zoo on Facebook The safe barrier protecting dozens of butterflies at a ...
Yahoo

Monarch Butterfly Release at Zoo New York at Thompson Park in Watertown, NY

Zoo New York in Watertown, NY hosted its annual monarch butterfly release on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The annual event releases the butterflies out to the wild with trackers that have gone as far ...
KTHV

Countless butterflies were set loose by a tornado zoo | Here's how staff recaptured them

ST. LOUIS — As the Saint Louis Zoo's monkey house saved a family from a tornado, the same tornado put the lives of countless butterflies at risk. Zoo staff, in a social media post on Thursday, ...