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List of U.S. state mammals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (88 words) |
 | A state mammal is the "official" or representative animal of a U.S. state. |
| States also have separate state birds, and sometimes state fish or state butterflies. |
| States similarly have state flowers, state trees and state songs. |
| Media Comments to Butterfly Releases (753 words) |
| Breeding butterflies for release into the wild at special events poses serious risks to wild butterfly populations and is not endorsed by conservationists. |
| Many of the state's native butterflies already are under pressure because their native habitat is vanishing--one species already is on the state's endangered species list, another is recommended to be added to the list of threatened animals and 12 more are candidates for state protection listings. |
| Butterflies are especially vulnerable to introduced intruders because native butterfly populations are small and localized to specific areas. |
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