WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $5.2 million in grants to conserve monarch butterflies and other insect pollinators ...
Migratory species like the monarch butterfly present unique conservation challenges. Their populations face myriad threats across different geographic areas, often far removed from each other. As ...
University of Minnesota Entomologist professor Vera Krischik said various factors contribute to monarch butterflies’ decline, such as habitat destruction, pesticide use, insecticides and road salt.
Rollins, who talks to farmers in the heartland of the U.S., said if FWS designates wide areas as critical habitat for monarch butterflies it would impact where farmers plow and plant. A listing ...
Western Monarch butterflies return to the same wintering sites each year ... According to the California State Park Foundation, monarch populations have fallen because of habitat loss, pesticides, ...