Iconic Butterfly Has Declined by More Than 80 Percent in Recent Decades
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2017. The annual overwintering count of monarch butterfliesreleased today confirms butterfly numbers fell by nearly one-third from last year’s count, indicating an ongoing risk of extinction for America’s most well-known butterfly. Scientists report that this year’s population is down by 27 percent from last year’s count, and down by more than 80 percent from…
