Mozambique Protects the ‘Butterfly Forest’ of Mount Mabu, Home to 200 Species

Originally published on Good News Network

A government decree published on August 24th set aside 23,000 acres as the Mount Mabu Community Conservation Area in Mozambique. This means that one of the wettest areas in southern Africa, known as the "butterfly forest," will be protected, as will the 200-plus butterfly species that live there. Mabu, and its somewhat isolated mountain chain