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Migratory monarch butterflies have been labeled as "endangered" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The species, which travels through New Jersey and Pennsylvania as part of its path across North America, is threatened by habitat destruction and climate change. In Cape May, the butterflies are known to rest and refuel in October.