CitizenVectron Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered | AP News APNEWS.COM 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 numbers. Quote "It's just a devastating decline," said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing. "This is one of the most recognizable butterflies in the world." The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for the first time to its "red list" of threatened species and categorized it as "endangered" — two steps from extinct. Quote Haddad, who was not directly involved in the listing, estimates that the population of monarch butterflies he studies in the eastern United States has declined between 85% and 95% since the 1990s. In North America, millions of monarch butterflies undertake the longest migration of any insect species known to science. Main causes are use of pesticides and loss of natural habitat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I need to put some plants that are attractive for butterflies in the ground. Yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LazyPiranha Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 They’re all over my backyard, checkmate cucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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