Taiwan Gives Butterflies Safe Passage

In an unusual move to protect these delicate creatures, Taiwan is cordoning off part of a highway to create safe passage for a massive seasonal butterfly migration, a Taiwanese official told the Associated Press. Milkweed butterflies, which are indigenous to the island nation off China's southern coast, migrate from southern Taiwan to the north at the end of March. Once they reach the north end of their route, the purple-winged, white-spotted insects lay their eggs and die. To protect the migrating butterflies, a 600-year stretch of highway will be sealed off to avoid collisions with car windshields.

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