Bye-bye Brenton blue?

Rare and famous South African butterfly may be extinct after wildfire

09 June 2024 - 00:00

By Bobby Jordan

One of South Africa’s most famous butterfly species is missing and possibly extinct — a victim of the 2017 wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Knysna.

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