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Science Jul 30

Monarch butterfly declared endangered amid declining numbers

By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson, Solveig Rennan

Nation Jul 21

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News Wrap: Biden tests positive for COVID, experiences mild symptoms

In our news warp Thursday, President Biden gets COVID for the first time, U.S. heat indexes hit triple digits, Italy's prime minister resigned after the ruling coalition fell apart, House passes a bill to protect contraception access, a former Minneapolis…

Science Jul 21

FILE PHOTO: Monarch butterflies sit on a plant at El Rosario sanctuary, in El Rosario
Monarch butterflies now classified as endangered

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature estimates that monarch butterfly populations have declined between 22% and 72% over a decade.

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

Science Mar 13

Monarch butterflies drop 53 percent in wintering area officials say

Some activists were heartbroken by the drop, but the Mexico head of the World Wildlife Fund said the reduction "is not alarming."…

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 14

A monarch butterfly encounters a bee as it flies with a swarm of painted lady butterflies making their way north from Mexico in Encinitas, California, on March 14, 2019.Photo by Mike Blake/Reuters
How monarch butterflies could be harmed by Trump’s endangered species rules

The Trump administration's decision to consider costs when protecting endangered species could hurt monarchs, which compete for habitat with soybean and corn farmers.

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Jan 11

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Monarch butterflies could get endangered species status

By PBS News Hour

Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter -- but recently their numbers have plummeted by up to 90 percent. In Washington, responding to a petition submitted by conservation organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

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Dec 24

In Photos: Fewer Monarch butterflies are becoming ‘snowbirds’

By Larisa Epatko

First, it was disappearing bees. Now, it appears that Monarch butterflies are suffering a decline.

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