Science
To study a rare butterfly, this scientist had to get vertical – Science Magazine
Studying Raetzer’s ringlet required climbing gear—and no fear of heights
High in the Swiss-Italian Alps, a researcher attempts to capture a rare Raetzers ringlet butterfly.
Andrea Battisti
By Ezra LernerJan. 29, 2021 , 11:15 AM
Desperate cliffs call for desperate measures: To study one of Europes rarest butterflies, which live on near-perpendicular slopes high in the Swiss-Italian Alps, scientists resorted to rappelling down vertiginous mountainsides. Their efforts have paid off with some encouraging data.
Scientists first described the orange-and-brown Raetzers ringlet…
Continue Reading
