BBC News
February 4, 2022
A Texas butterfly sanctuary that sued to block border wall construction has been forced to close due to escalating threats from conspiracy theorists.
The National Butterfly Center sits on the Rio Grande river on the US-Mexico border. It was a vocal opponent of Donald Trump’s promised border barrier.
QAnon believers and groups supporting Mr Trump have baselessly claimed the centre is smuggling migrants.
The centre said it was closing for “the safety of our staff and visitors”.
The centre will be closed until further notice, Jeffrey Glassberg, president of the North American Butterfly Association, which runs the organisation, said.
His statement cited “disruption caused by false and defamatory attacks directed by political operatives”.