monarch butterflies
Posted Mar 23, 2021, 1:22 pm
Danya Gainor
/Cronkite News
The number of western monarch butterflies is declining alarmingly, which prompted a push to add the butterfly to the endangered species list in 2014. But after four years of review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has concluded that although the monarch butterfly warrants protection, dozens of other species face more urgent situations and have a higher priority. ... Read more»
Posted Dec 10, 2020, 10:20 am
Eric Simons
/Bay Nature
An astonishingly few butterflies were found during an impromptu census tests insect populations' resiliency. Or are they butterflies really fish?... Read more»
Posted Dec 23, 2019, 1:46 pm
James Carr
/Cronkite News
At Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area near McNeal one day last month, 25 volunteers spent five hours planting milkweed to create waypoints for monarchs migrating to Southern California and west-central Mexico from the northern U.S. and Canada – a trip that can stretch 3,000 miles each way.... Read more»
Posted Apr 4, 2019, 6:32 pm
Jose Ivan Cazares
/Cronkite News
Monarch butterflies have dwindled to the point that they’re being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. Tucson's Center for Biological Diversity sued, and a settlement requires a decision by June.... Read more»
Posted May 13, 2016, 4:40 pm
Mallory Price
/Cronkite News
Global warming and pesticide use are disrupting the monarch’s migration patterns through Arizona and destroying milkweeds, the food source for its young. The number of migrating monarchs has dropped by as much as 90 percent in two decades. Should they be declared an endangered species?... Read more»