Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you’re envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white specks the iconic attributes of our beloved American monarch butterfly.
The monarch butterfly was categorized by scientists last week as endangered. Populations of the iconic orange-and-black butterfly have plummeted over recent decades because of habitat loss, pesticides and herbicides, and
The monarch butterfly was categorized by scientists last week as endangered. Populations of the iconic orange-and-black butterfly have plummeted over recent decades because of habitat loss, pesticides and herbicides, and
The migrating monarch butterfly was added last week to the red list of threatened species and categorized as endangered for the first time by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. That s two steps from extinct in the wild.