Zoo unveils butterfly project to public

America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College was established as a captive rearing site for the endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly in February 2007. Since that time a revolutionary method of hand feeding has created successful results.

The Butterfly Project at the Zoo has produced more than 1,000 federally listed, endangered, adult butterflies that are ready to be released back to their native habitat on the Palos Verdes Peninsula over the next few weeks.

The butterflies can be seen by visitors to the zoo's Spring Spectacular from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun., March 29 and 30.

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children and seniors.

For more information, call the zoo at (805) 378-1441.