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Area woman’s experience saving butterfly inspires children’s book (9 photos) – OrilliaMatters
Krista Storey took in monarch butterfly ravaged by parasite and gave it a wing transplant; ‘He really wanted to fly. He wanted to live,’ she says
A Severn Township woman’s 83-day experience with a helpless but determined butterfly has created a lifetime of memories and important lessons.
On Sept. 4, Krista Storey went to her butterfly garden in the backyard of her Ardtrea home. She found a monarch butterfly whose wings hadn’t properly developed.
She took the imperial insect to the garden in her front yard and watched as it tried to fly.
“He was more of a glider than a flier,” Storey said.
She had a decision to make: Leave the butterfly outside,…
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