Origin

Natuur Kabinet only works with butterflies & insects from butterfly / insect farms. Here they are bred in a protected environment. The area of ​​these farms covers a number of football fields. Once the caterpillars pupate, some are collected to be sent to zoos, museums & collectors. A part of the adult butterflies are released in the wild and the deceased butterflies are collected to be sold. Supporting these farms the local population have a source of income for themselves and their families.There are hundreds of butterfly farms around the world, most are located in tropical areas near the ​​rainforests. The farms not only protect the butterfly populations, but also help protecting rainforests, plants, flowers etc.

The first phase of breeding butterflies includes obtaining a pair of fertile female butterflies, which are placed in a large stay with their required host plants, where they lay their eggs. A single female butterfly can lay between 100 and 500 eggs during her life, so few female butterflies are needed to start new butterfly populations. Butterflies in the wild only have a survival rate of 5% from egg to adult, while butterflies that are raised in captivity have a survival rate of 95%. Most tropical butterflies only live for a few days up to 2 weeks.

Birds come from breeders, zoos and from damage control.