Lou Perrotti holds a container with an American burying beetle

Hands hold a container with a black and orange beetle

Lou Perrotti holds a container with an American burying beetle

Director of conservation for Roger Williams Park Zoo Lou Perrotti holds a container with an American burying beetle. Since 1994, he has led a captive-rearing effort for the federally protected beetle.

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Bridget Macdonald/USFWS

Species

Nicrophorus americanus

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

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