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Monarch butterfly population in Western U.S. nears record 30-year low. Here's what to know.
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has been counting western overwinter populations along the California coast, northern Baja California and inland sites in California and Arizona ...
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Lawsuit Launched Challenging USDA’s Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Insecticide Sprays Over Millions of Acres in U.S. West
WASHINGTON— The Xerces Society and Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s secretive Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for ...
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Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California coast. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has been counting western overwinter populations along the ...
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Low number of monarch butterflies in Monterey Bay area concerns experts
The 28th annual survey, conducted by the Xerces Society between October and January, recorded the second-lowest overwintering ...
California’s monarch butterfly population plummets; fire wipes out Topanga habitat
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.
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Court Rejects Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands
PORTLAND, Ore.— The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and the Center for Biological Diversity won a lawsuit today against the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service over its ...
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Monarch butterfly numbers hit near record low in California. Here's why that matters
The 28th annual Western Monarch Count reported just 9,119 butterflies, the second lowest overwintering population recorded since tracking began in 1997, according to the Xerces Society for ...
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Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California coast. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has been counting western overwinter populations along the ...
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Low number of monarch butterflies concerns experts
The 28th annual survey, conducted by the Xerces Society on Jan. 30, recorded the second-lowest overwintering population since the count began in 1997, deepening fears for the species’ survival.