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US Fish and Wildlife precludes listing of monarch butterfly on Endangered Species Act; remains a candidate
While the monarch butterfly remains a candidate for the list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found listing actions for 161 species on the National Listing Workplan a higher priority.
On Tuesday, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced that after extensive assessment of the monarch butterfly, it would not be listed under the Endangered Species Act to allow for higher priority species listing actions. The Service concluded that the monarch butterfly will remain a candidate for the list.
Scientists have claimed a large decline in North American monarchs overwintering in Mexico and California over the last 20 years.