Monarch butterflies now listed as endangered in US: 'Devastating'
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature listed as \
Source: usatoday.com
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Monarch butterflies added to international list of threatened species
The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as international scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the global endangered list because of its fast-dwindling numbers.
Source: cbc.ca
Monarch butterflies now classified as endangered
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature estimates that monarch butterfly populations have declined between 22% and 72% over a decade.
Source: pbs.org
Humans have officially made migratory monarch butterflies an endangered species and put them on "the edge of collapse"
The western population is estimated to have declined by 99.9% between the 1980s and 2021 – from 10 million to less than 2,000.
Source: cbsnews.com
Int'l org adds monarch butterfly to endangered 'red list'
The Fish and Wildlife Service has said it will propose listing the monarch in 2024 under the Endangered Species Act if populations don't rebound.
Source: eenews.net