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ALEX LUPUL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Chrysalises of Poweshiek Skipperling butterfly, housed in mesh enclosures, are photographed at the Assiniboine Zoo in Winnipeg on Friday, July 2, 2021. The conservation team has been working to grow the population of the butterfly, while trying to understand why its numbers has taken a tailspin toward extinction. Reporter: Ben Waldman