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Monarch butterfly population in Western U.S. nears record 30-year low. Here's what to know.
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has been counting western overwinter populations along the California coast, northern Baja California and inland sites in California and Arizona ...
Mongabay on MSN10d
Petition calls on EPA to tighten pesticide rules to protect bees
By Bobby Bascomb Insect conservation NGO the Xerces Society recently petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ...
The Associated Press on MSN17d
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
This year the organization counted 9,119 monarchs, the second-lowest total since tracking began in 1997. The organization has ...
Monterey Herald on MSN8d
Low number of monarch butterflies concerns experts
"I really want to spread the word that we should not give up right now," said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the ...
The Western Monarch Butterfly Population Has Plummeted This Winter
The number of monarch butterflies in California is in sharp decline this year. This is the second-lowest population recording since tracking began in 1997. Biologists say record-high late summer ...
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Lawsuit Launched Challenging USDA’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Insecticide Sprays Over Millions of Acres in U.S. West
WASHINGTON— The Xerces Society and Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s secretive Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for ...
California’s monarch butterfly population plummets; fire wipes out Topanga habitat
The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign.
The Salinas Californian on MSN17d
Monarch butterfly numbers hit near record low in California. Here's why that matters
Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...
NBC Bay Area18d
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California coast. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has been counting western overwinter populations along the ...
Yahoo17d
The Western Monarch Butterfly Population Has Plummeted This Winter
“The population’s size is extremely concerning,” Emma Pelton, an endangered species biologist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, said in a news release. “We know small ...