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In a double-wide trailer in Los Angeles' San Pedro area, Johnson is presiding over the rebirth of the Palos Verdes blue, one of the rarest butterflies in America. As manager of a pioneering program to breed the butterfly in captivity, she has witnessed hundreds of moments like this one: butterfly after butterfly crawling out of its pod, or pupa casing, lured by the spring warmth and light. Johnson, 37, never tires of the drama. Each "pop" means that the Palos Verdes blue is one butterfly further from extinction.
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In a double-wide trailer in Los Angeles' San Pedro area, Johnson is presiding over the rebirth of the Palos Verdes blue, one of the rarest butterflies in America. As manager of a pioneering program to breed the butterfly in captivity, she has witnessed hundreds of moments like this one: butterfly after butterfly crawling out of its pod, or pupa casing, lured by the spring warmth and light. Johnson, 37, never tires of the drama. Each "pop" means that the Palos Verdes blue is one butterfly further from extinction.
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