Long Island nature center saves monarch butterfly in viral wing transplant video

A now-viral video shows them attaching the wing from a dead butterfly.

Tara Rincon

Oct 8, 2025, 10:22 AM

Updated 2 hr ago

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A monarch butterfly was given a second chance at life!
Sweetbriar Nature Center performed a delicate procedure replacing its broken wing.
A now-viral video on shows them attaching the wing from a dead butterfly.
The center says a good Samaritan reached out to them to help the injured monarch, and they didn’t hesitate to jump in.
These butterflies are known to migrate thousands of miles to Mexico or western U.S., according to Sweetbriar.
The video has over half a million likes on social media.