Polar Bears, Butterflies and other things

Sandra Yu of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice: Eye to eyespot with an owl butterfly.
Detroit Zoo butterfly house. Sept 30, 2011
  all photos by Jonathan Schechter

Light mist was falling and winds gusting when I attended an environmental workshop at the Detroit Zoo----
"a workshop to begin a comprehensive process of assessing southeast
Michigan's knowledge of the environment and its impact on on it."
When the workshop ended a half dozen of us went out to explore the zoological grounds.
We were kids again. --A few favorite photos follow.
The zoo is great to visit with the big crowds gone, regardless of the weather.
www.detroitzoo.org

A Central American bush dog--a top predator in its limited habitat range.

Science on a Sphere  (new exhibit developed by NOAA)