1 in 5 butterflies in the U.S. have disappeared in the last 20 years
Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up ...
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Butterfly Populations Are Dropping At A 'Catastrophic' Rate In America
Shutterstock Image Butterfly populations are dropping in America at rapid rates. Their numbers have been dropping since 2000 ...
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Butterfly Pavilion data used in study showing 1 in 5 butterflies were lost since 2000
Colorado bees, crops could fail without federally published data, beekeepers say “This study confirms what we at Butterfly Pavilion have long recognized—many butterfly species are in trouble ...
The Washington Post19 天
Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
“So conditions that are bad for plants are going to be bad for butterflies.” Many butterfly species tend to be doing better in the northern portions of their ranges, the researchers ...
Eastern monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico have nearly doubled since last winter.
This year’s count of 4.42 acres of occupied forest habitat is nearly twice as large as last year's, but eastern monarch ...
Phys.org18 天
Butterflies declined by 22% in just two decades across the US—there are ways you can help ...
A study published in 2024 found that a change in insecticide use was a major factor in driving butterfly declines in the Midwest over 17 years. The authors, many of whom were also part of the ...