SAN DIEGO — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing monarch butterflies as a threatened species and has considered some possibly contradictory ways to protect them, Nicholas Storer ...

In response to these figures, the USFWS issued a December 2024 proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under ... overwintering butterflies mate and fly north, eventually ...

Monarch butterflies ... on Dec. 12 of its proposed rule to list “the iconic orange and black butterfly," the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), as a threatened species and designate critical ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign.

In late December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officially proposed to list the monarch butterflies as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Newly released data from the ...

Monarch butterflies ... as threatened, a move that would prohibit anyone from killing, transporting them or making changes that would render their property permanently unusable for the species ...

Western monarch butterflies are considered an iconic species because of their beloved status among the public ... monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species under the federal ...

Millions of western monarchs used to return to coastal California every year, but the population has plummeted in recent ...

A pilot program established in 2021 to help pollinators in Utah has enjoyed success and is helping residents, communities and ...

Pismo State Beach this year – The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, an international nonprofit dedicated to ...

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