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450 butterfly species rapidly declining due to warmer autumns in the western U.S. A new study using citizen science data revealed a 1.6 percent drop per year since 1972, a worrisome development for the crucial pollinators. ByLiz Langley Email Over the past four decades, more than 450 butterfly species have declined at an average rate of nearly 2 percent a year, according to a study published today in the journal It’s already known that the western monarch has plummeted in population by 99.9 percent and was recently denied protection by the U.S. Endangered Species Act. But the study revealed lesser-known species, like the Boisduval’s blue and California’s state insect, the California dogface butterfly, are heading toward extinction. ....
E-Mail IMAGE: Fewer butterflies seen across the warming, drying landscapes of American West. New methods of conservation and management of butterfly habitat may be needed to stem the consistent annual decline in. view more Credit: Matt Forister, University of Nevada, Reno RENO, Nevada - New methods of conservation and management of butterfly habitat may be needed to stem the consistent annual decline in the numbers of butterflies over the past 40 years in the western United States, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The widespread butterfly declines highlight the importance of careful management of the lands that we do have control over, including our own backyards where we should use fewer pesticides and choose plants for landscapes that benefit local insects, Matt Forister, biology professor at the University of Nevada, Reno and lead author of the report in ....
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As the climate in the American West grows hotter and drier, butterfly populations are disappearing, new research shows. Butterfiles, along with bees that are also in declines, are important pollinators, and scientists worry that their decline will harm crops and other plants. ....
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