Endangered New Mexico butterfly conservation featured in New York Times

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Posted: Jan 06, 2026 - 12:00pm

Checkerspot butterfly caterpillar

The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly has not been seen in the wild since 2022, but one specimen remains alive at the New Mexico BioPark through the work of former UNM Biology graduate student, Dr. Quin Baine. 

Read the full story of Dr. Baine's conservation work as well as the work of Dr. David Lightfoot at the Museum of Southwest Biology here: "They're trying to find a mate for this very lonely caterpillar", New York Times