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Largest population of critically endangered butterfly found in western Victoria

A wildlife trust has found the Wimmera, in Victoria's west, is home to Australia's largest population of a tiny but critically endangered butterfly.  

Elaine Bayes, an ecologist with Wetland Revival Trust has worked to protect the Eltham copper butterfly since 2009 and was surprised 500 individuals were found — almost ten times more abundant in Gerang Gerung wildlife reserves, than the next largest habitat.

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