By Craig Booth Estimated Read Time: 5 minutes Why we’re sharing this: Science shouldn’t stay locked in journals. From time to time, we highlight one interesting research paper and bring it directly to you: clear, relevant, and ready to spark ideas for your own backyard and community projects. (Based on Lin et al., Journal of […]
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This week the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed the North American migratory populations of the monarch butterfly as an endangered species. Having declined 75%, 85%, or 95%, depending on which eastern population you are talking about, or over 99% if you are referring to the California monarch, the direction the most iconic butterfly in the world is heading is painfully clear. Monarchs are in trouble both in the north where they breed and in Mexico where they spend the winter months.
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