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- A monarch butterfly with a ripped wing underwent a wing transplant at Sweetbriar Nature Center, Long Island.
- The donor wing came from a deceased butterfly, and the monarch could fly again.
- A center representative said the takeoff brought joy and marked a second chance at life and migration to Mexico.
- Monarchs declined 72% from 2012 to 2022 due to habitat loss and were listed as endangered in July 2022.
