The Last Butterflies: A Scientist's Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature

Most of us have heard of such popular butterflies as the Monarch or Painted Lady. But what about the Fender's Blue? Or the St. Francis' Satyr? Because of their extreme rarity, these butterflies are not well-known, yet they are remarkable species with important lessons to teach us. The Last Butterflies spotlights the rarest of these creatures-some numbering no more than what can be held in one hand.



Weaving a vivid and personal narrative with ideas from ecology and conservation, Haddad illus...