# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcB81pjEa05
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69052463-nbcchicago-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7e53c170d4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T18:25:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

"I really think the butterfly would've been lost forever."

Michigan State University researchers and their partners are working to restore the Poweshiek skipperling after the butterfly came dangerously close to disappearing. The program now releases more than 1,000 butterflies each year into prairie fens in Michigan.

#butterfly #nature #environment #animals #extinct

## Stats

- **Views:** 13,405
- **Likes:** 302
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 4

## Tags

animals, nature, extinct, environment, butterfly

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