Butterfly park inaugurated near Bangalore

A Butterfly Park housing 100 species of the beautiful insects that will serve as a hub for research, education and conservation was inaugurated at the Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore. The park, the country's first and the world's largest, is spread over seven acres and consists of a butterfly conservatory, museum and an audio-visual room, officials said. Inaugurating the park, Union Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal emphasised the need to preserve smaller species of flora and fauna, observing that they were the "building blocks of life". He said the park would be an eco-tourism spot and help in preserving butterflies. Visitors can watch the insects as they walk along a "butterfly trail" on which Rs 4.90 crore has been spent with funding from the Union Department of Biotechnology. The Karnataka Forest Department, Ashoka Trust for Research, Ecology and Environment and University of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore are involved in the effort, officials said.

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