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February 4, 2022

Texas Butterfly Conservation Center Shuts Doors Following Right-Wing Harassment   
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In Mission, Texas, the National Butterfly Center is closing down
indefinitely after facing years of harassment from right-wing groups. In
2019, the conservation center sued the Trump administration and the
group We Build the Wall to prevent construction of the U.S.-Mexico
border wall on its property. Right-wing groups proceeded to smear the
National Butterfly Center and started a conspiracy theory that the
nonprofit facilitates human trafficking and sex trafficking. The center
says it hopes to reopen as soon as it becomes safe for its staff and
visitors.


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