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Butterfly S, Monarch migration marches through campus By Darren Ivy Staff Reporter Their armies came from the north, swarming on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus and rest ing only momentarily before moving south. But don’t worry too much. They’re not Canadians. They’re just butterflies. During the past few weeks, a larg er-than-normal flock of monarch but terflies has taken over almost every available flower on campus, said David Keith, a UNL extension ento mologist.They are just a few of the millions of monarchs that are migrat ing from their summer homes in Canada to their winter homes in Mexico. “A fair number h&ve already passed through, but we are expecting more if the weather gets better,” Keith said. UNL entomology research tech nologist Steve Spooler said this year’s migration started theThird week of August, which was earlier than nor mal. Spomer said he expects to see more monarchs migrating through the early autumn months. Spomer had researched monarchs to help with the Bug Bash at Folsom Children’s Zoo. The Bug Bash, which was Sept. 22-26, was put on by the Folsom Children’s Zoo, UNL and the Lincoln Public School Zoo School. At the Bug Bash, Spomer and Rosemary Thornton showed people how to tag and release monarch but terflies. Thornton is a kindergarten through sixth-grade science teacher and organizer of Monarch Butterfly Fredstrom E School, 5700 N.W. St. For the ging Spomer Thornto w o r k e w i t O r 1 e Tay lo profes sor o biologi cal science at the University of Kansas, and Monarch Watch, a group effort among University Kansas ento mology depart ment, the University of Minnesota, students at Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kan., and Texas Monarch Watch. Spomer said the tagging and researching of monarchs by scientists has uncovered two places to which monarchs migrate in the fall. The monarchs east •of the continental divide migrate to Mexico, while the p monarchs west of the divide migrate to California. One group that tags and moni tors monarchs each year is Monarch Watch. The group was started five years ago with the goal of promoting conservation of monarch butterflies. Monarch Watch has grown in the last five years and the group now has a web page at <http://www.Monarch Watch.org>, which has an abundance of information about monarchs. DEATH from page 1 he said Dunagan was a 4.0 grade | point average student and not a threat to the community. “This is a great tragedy, and I hope the community understands,” Hansen said. Lancaster County Court Judge I James L. Foster set bond at 10 per cent of $500,000.In asking Foster for a lesser bond amount, Hansen said Dunagan, if freed on bond, should be ordered to have a curfew, be required to stay in Lincoln and attend Pius. Hansen asked Foster for a bond that would have allowed Dunagan’s mother to use the amount of money she and her husband had paid the bank for their house to get her son out of jail. The bond requires that the (value of equity be double the amount of the bond. I Hansen, after the hearing, said he believed there were circumstances in the case that should have warranted mercy. He said he doesn’t believe there was enough evidence of pre meditation, or intent to kill. Under Nebraska law, first-degree murder is the killing of someone with malice and premeditation. In an affidavit filed Tuesday in Lancaster County Court so investiga tors could hold Dunagan, police claim John Dunagan and his wife Kathryn got into an argument late Monday night. * “This was apparently a common occurrence when John Dunagan was drinking alcohol,” the affidavit read. Matthew was the only brother home while the parents fought. The couple’s older son, Michael, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore, was not home during the ordeal. According to the affidavit, Matthew Dunagan told investigators that he went to his room and loaded a , 12-guage shotgun “just in case the argument got physical.” Two hours later, after the fight was over, Matthew Dunagan heard his father say that he “ought to blow the bitch’s head off.” Police claim Dunagan then went to his room, got the shotgun, came dowrtstairs to where his father was laying on the couch and fired three times. The autopsy performed Wednesday morning found two fatal wounds to the chest. It was unclear if the third round hit John Dunagan. Blood alcohol tests were not avail able, Colbom said. Dunagan’s next court appearance will be Oct. 20. • .4 '.a 'll .
