Environmentalists say monarch populations are shrinking due to climate change, agricultural expansion and herbicides that hinder growth of milkweed.

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The beloved orange-and-black monarch butterfly is dwindling at an alarming rate across the country. Federal wildlife ...

Wildlife officials are considering adding the monarch butterfly, which migrate to California's coast each fall, to the ...

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed to add the monarch butterfly to the threatened species list.

The major U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal would declare the iconic species as threatened, with federal scientists ...

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