It's Out Here! - Carson wandering skipper

Join the Reno Fish and Wildlife office as we visit Carson wandering skipper. On this episode of It's Out Here, we join Lara Enders as she surveys for this rare butterfly. We ask her about the species, learn about challenges to its recovery and a project to restore habitat, and we get to hear from Lara about why working on butterflies is special to her. Come along on our first ever episode of, It's Out Here!
To see more from the It's Out Here series: It's Out Here! (www.fws.gov/of... )
To read more about the habitat restoration project: Goats are here to help! (www.fws.gov/st...)
To download an educational flyer about the species: www.fws.gov/si...
Audio Descriptions: • It's Out Here! - Carso...
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