Monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...
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Venomous Caterpillars Are Spreading As Temperatures Warm
Warming temperatures are causing venomous caterpillars to expand their range. Two such caterpillars are the asp caterpillar, which packs a very painful sting, and the oak processionary caterpillar, ...
In a first, ZSI begins study on fauna in protected forest areas of western India
Pune: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has begun a study on fauna within protected forest areas of western India — from ...
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Lawsuit Demands Records Supporting Finding That Spraying Insecticides Across Millions of Western Acres Harms None of Region’s 201 Endangered Species
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to release records documenting its finding that insecticides sprayed across millions of acres in 17 states ...
California’s monarch butterfly count yields a worrisome finding
A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the beloved insect.
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Western Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Population Falls 96 Percent, Second-Lowest Number On Record
We know small populations are especially vulnerable to environmental fluctuations, and we think that’s what happened this ...
When do the butterflies come back to Meijer Gardens?
Get ready to step into a world that will leave you flutterly amazed! The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park announced ...
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in ...
There used to be millions of monarch butterflies in California. Now, they’re in the thousands
Once, millions of monarchs wintered in California. But climate change, habitat loss, widespread pesticide use and disease ...