Conservation Breeding of the Schaus¿ Swallowtail Butterfly

A. Project Goals ¿ The overall project goal is to promote the restoration and eventual de-listing of the highly endangered Schaus' swallowtail butterfly in Biscayne National Park and throughout the extant range of the butterfly on northern Key Largo with direct adjacency to Biscayne National Park, namely Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park. B. Project Objectives ¿ Conduct laboratory captive breeding and organism reintroduction.