Monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly, chosen in 1975 to be Illinois' State Insect, fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic...

The offspring that reach southern Canada then begin the trip back to Mexico at the end of summer. “It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing. 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.

Chicago butterfly lovers try to save the monarch, which the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added to its “red list” of threatened species ...

Helping to raise awareness of how other families in the Chicago area can also help to save the monarchs has become a priority in Galeno-Sanchez’s life. This summer, the group created a milkweed garden at Orozco Community Academy and another one at Whittier Dual Language School. For her, the butterflies represent the beauty of migration and family. According to the group, the population of the insect in North America has declined between 22% and 72% over 10 years, depending on the measurement method. “It pains me that my children may not get to see and experience their beauty. It is filled with milkweed plants and other flowers that have helped raise monarchs for nearly five years.

Given the option of saving the iconic monarch butterfly or a giant slug, what would you choose? As more species are pushed to the brink of extinction, ...

As milkweed is considered a noxious weed, there are rules around which species of it can grow in different parts of Canada. "We're not choosing in any rational way," Otto said. "We're not losing things randomly — we're losing, specifically, species that can't thrive alongside humans. Is this particular butterfly showy enough, or is this particular slug something that we care about?" The piece drew a strong rebuttal from scientists and Nobel laureates, who wrote in a letter to the editor, "It is dangerous to think that we are 'no better or worse' without a large proportion of the species alive today." "[You'll] get in these arguments about: is this particular plant worth it?

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for the first time Thursday, to its “red list” of threatened ...

With today’s announcement Chapman adds, “scientists seem to be saying that the species as a whole is endangered.” It’s sad, says Joanna Chapman, director of the Urquhart Butterfly Garden in Dundas, reacting to Thursday’s announcement. The brilliant orange monarch butterfly once so common in this area has been added to the endangered species list.

Habitat destruction, climate change biggest contributors, says International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The number of the western monarchs, which live west of the Rocky Mountains, reduced 99.9 per cent, falling to only 1,914 butterflies in 2021 from 10 million in the 1980s. Monarchs, the most recognisable species of butterfly, are important pollinators and provide various ecosystem services such as maintaining the global food web. But they breed in only one particular plant — the milkweeds. The authors observed: Habitat destruction and climate change are mainly responsible for pushing the insect towards extinction, the global biodiversity monitor said. You can further help us by making a donation.

Washington Co., WI – The conversation about the current status of a favorite summertime hobby, spotting or raising monarch butterflies, drew some attention ...

But they don’t necessarily need the flower to nectar on they will nectar on a lot of other different species of flowers. Holleback said monarchs are good for the environment. “We saw one monarch,” said Holleback. “This really could be simply a local issue because other parts of the Midwest and Wisconsin there are more of them; for some reason the winds weren’t right when they were migrating or whatever.

The iconic orange-and-black migratory monarch butterfly is listed as an endangered species due to climate change and habitat destruction, scientists...

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Ryan Norris appeared on several CBC Radio programs to discuss the recent designation of monarch butterflies as an endangered species. Norris noted that the designation is a good thing in that it will bring attention to the state of monarchs in North ...

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 ...

“It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing. The offspring that reach southern Canada then begin the trip back to Mexico at the end of summer. “It’s a true spectacle and incites such awe,” said Anna Walker, a conservation biologist at New Mexico BioPark Society, who was involved in determining the new listing.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has included the migratory Monarch Butterfly on its list of endangered species.