Federal protection for monarch butterflies could help or harm this iconic species, depending on how it’s carried out
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is proposing to protect monarchs as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
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Monarchs may join endangered list, highlighting Florida’s conservation needs
Eastern monarchs migrating through Florida experienced an 80% population decline between the 1980s and 2020.
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