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Pretty butterfly ENDANGERED

I like living around water and in

rocky gorges, where my favourite

butterfly Meneris tulbaghia also

lives. These butterflies are attracted

to my red colour and nectar, and

land on my flowers to drink the

nectar from my tubular nectarines.

At this point, my pollen is

deposited on their feet, which they

carry and drop elsewhere, thereby tulbaghia helps
in pollination.
planting more red disas. The Meneris
the red disa

Fading Pride of Table

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My home is in an area extremely
rich in plants. Sixty nine per cent
of the species are found there
and nowhere else. However, it is
being damaged in order to grow
tea, flowers, and vines. Also, new
plants have been brought here
from countries like Australia and
Canada, which are interfering with
the lives of plants that have always
lived here.

Return of the red disa Did you ENDANGERCR
know?
The Convention on ED
International Trade in Also known as
Endangered Species protects the Pride of Table EN
me and regulates my Mountain, the red disa
international sales. Moreover, is probably named after VU
14 per cent of my home falls in Queen Disa in a famous
protected areas, which means
that some of my family are safe Swedish saga.
in those areas. However, it is
crucial that more of my family
be protected in our home, so
that our populations don’t
decline further.
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