Rethinking Monarchs: Does the Beloved Butterfly Need Our Help?

Photo caption: Monarch butterfly. Photo credit: Peter Miller via Flickr. Article by Janet Marinelli. Yale Environment 360 – January 15, 2024.

The Eastern monarch butterfly has long been thought to be in peril, but new studies indicate that its U.S. populations are not in decline. Scientists say the biggest threat the species faces is from well-meaning people who rear the butterflies at home and release them. […]

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