BELOVED BUTTERFLY IS NOW AN ENDANGERED SPECIES

BY NATASHA DALY Thursday, July 21, 2022

The migratory monarch butterfly—the iconic subspecies common to North America—was declared endangered today by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global leading authority on the status of biological diversity.  The butterfly, known for its twice-yearly, 2,500-mile journey across the continent between its summer and winter grounds, has declined by between 23 and 72 percent in the past 10 years, according to the IUCN. (More)

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