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Volunteers band together to save beloved 'Butterfly Town' from dire threat: 'Mass mortality event'

"My job is to help people fall in love." Volunteers band together to save beloved 'Butterfly Town' from dire threat: 'Mass ...
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Western Monarch Butterfly ‘Migration Is Collapsing,’ Scientists Say. You Can Help

This winter’s annual Western Monarch Count was the third lowest on record. Scientists say habitat loss, climate change and ...
Bay NatureOpinion

The Endangered Endangered Species Act

How five proposed Trump Administration changes threaten protections for struggling species in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Hill

Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered

WASHINGTON (AP) — The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling ...
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The greater need to protect the endangered monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly is on the endangered species list and the importance of that goes beyond just preserving the insect. To those who study and advocate for the protection of the monarch butterfly, ...

West Coast monarch butterfly populations hit historic low. This may be the 'new normal'

The latest count of western monarch butterfly populations is the third-lowest yet, after 2024 and 2020.
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This is the one plant to grow if you want to help endangered monarch butterflies – and it's not too late to add one to your yard this summer

Each summer, monarch butterflies begin an extraordinary journey. They travel 3,000 miles across parts of the U.S. and Canada all the way to central Mexico. Undeniably, an impressive feat, and one of ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

U.S. to consider endangered species status for monarch butterfly

In this Dec. 21, 2014 photo, a monarch butterfly perches on a branch in the Piedra Herrada sanctuary near Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More butterflies appear to have made the long flight from the U.S. and ...