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Kenyan Butterfly Collector Aims to Preserve 4.2 Million Specimens for Future Generations

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Kenyan Butterfly Collector Aims to Preserve 4.2 Million Specimens for Future Generations

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  • Kenyan collector Steve Collins, at age 74, has amassed over 4.2 million butterflies over 60 years.
  • Collins established the African Butterfly Research Institute in 1997 but now seeks to hand over his collection.
  • The collection includes 1.2 million pinned specimens and another 3 million stored in envelopes, requiring careful storage.
  • Experts advise digitizing the collection for global access, vital due to habitat destruction in Africa.
  • With an estimated worth of $8 million, Collins hopes an institution or individual will sustain the collection.

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