1 in 5 butterflies in the U.S. have disappeared in the last 20 years
Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up ...
The threat to U.S. shrimpers and butterflies
Readers discuss dwindling butterflies, shrimping issues, animal testing and park spending. Rural coastal communities across ...
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Why More Than 1% of This Insect Species Disappears Each Year
Multiple studies suggest butterflies are disappearing- but why, and what can be done? Here are some possible answers, backed ...
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What the extraordinary medical know-how of wild animals can teach us
Birds do it, chimps do it, even monarch butterflies do it – and by paying more attention to how animals self-medicate, we can ...
Watch Millions of Butterflies Take Flight in One of the Planet’s Most Magical—and Endangered—Migrations
The high-altitude forest here is the perfect microclimate for the species, and it’s one of the few places in the world where ...
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Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US - there are ways you can help save them
If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your imagination. From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States.
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Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
The latest butterfly proposed for the list is the iconic monarch. Unlike bears and birds and many other threatened animals, insects breed quickly. If given a chance — meaning if people restore ...
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First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic' rate
America's butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first ...
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Decades of dedication: Butterfly Pavilion celebrates 30th anniversary supporting invertebrates
Butterfly Pavilion is celebrating a major milestone entering its 30th year of conservation efforts in protecting ...
A daughter's epic quest to find one of the rarest butterflies—named after her father
Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late ...
'I encourage our community to take action': Mesa signs pledge to help save monarch butterflies
As monarch butterfly populations tragically plummet, Mesa is one of the latest cities to join in on national efforts to save ...