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Butterfly Society's Butterfly House closing
The Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site.
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Tamara Gibbs and Elizabeth Wilkerson hug after the final release of butterflies at The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday. Gibbs is a former worker and Wilkerson is a current employee there. The society in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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Elizabeth Wilkerson, a worker at The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday, watches a butterfly land on her friend Tamara Gibb's finger. Gibbs is a former worker and Wilkerson is a current employee there. The society in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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Tamara Gibbs, right, and Elizabeth Wilkerson watch a buttefly sitting on Gibb's finger after the final release of butterflies at The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday. Gibbs is a former worker and Wilkerson is a current employee there. The society in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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Carleigh March, an employee at The Florida Native Butterfly Society in Fort Myers, shows off a monarch butterfly as part of the final release of the flying insects Friday. The society, in the Butterfly House in downtown Fort Myers, closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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Carleigh March, an employee at The Florida Native Butterfly Society in Fort Myers, shows off a monarch butterfly as part of the final release of the flying insects Friday. The society, in the Butterfly House in downtown Fort Myers, closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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A swallowtail butterfly is part of the final release of the flying insects Friday. The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Butterfly Estates in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. Above, staffers begin moving some of the insects out. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Buttwrfly House curator Sherri Wiliams, left, hugs former estates worker Tamara Gibb Friday. The Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers Friday closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House worker Elizabeth Wilkerson, right, hugs former estates worker Tamara Gibb Friday. The society in Fort Myers closed the Butterfly House doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Butterfly Estates in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. Several turtles, koi fish and other small fish will need to be rehomed from the facility. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. Several turtles, koi fish and other small fish will need to be rehomed from the facility. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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Carleigh March, an employee at The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers, releases butterflies as part of the final release of the flying insects Friday. The Butterfly Estates closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. The Butterfly Estates in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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Carleigh March, an employee at The Florida Native Butterfly Society's Butterfly House in Fort Myers, releases butterflies as part of the final release of the flying insects Friday. The Butterfly Estates closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. The Butterfly Estates in Fort Myers closed its doors Friday after the property owners decided to do something else with the site. (Mike Braun / WGCU)
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