From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Compared to just a couple of decades ago, only a tiny fraction remains of the monarch butterflies that migrate across the United States every year. If these iconic pollinators are to avoid extinction — if we’re to … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): In just 40 years, America has lost 80 percent of eastern monarch butterflies, and close to 99 percent of western monarchs.1 With monarch populations hitting drastic lows, these butterflies more than qualify for endangered species protections — … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The great monarch migration has begun once again as the butterflies prepare to depart their winter resting grounds in Mexico. But this year’s numbers have dropped by 53 percent.1 There are several factors contributing to monarchs’ struggles, but there … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bees aren’t the only pollinators at risk. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), we’ve lost 970 million monarch butterflies since their peak in the 1990s.1 That’s a decline of 90 percent of the monarch … Continued
From Environment America (https://environmentamerica.org/): Editor’s Note: I plant for pollinators, including milkweed for monarchs. Last year I had a number who laid eggs and hatched out. I’ve seen none this year. Monarch butterflies are in crisis. Toward the end of … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-10-23/environment/childs-app-boosts-gardens-for-pollinators/a59962-1 October 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Populations of monarch butterflies and other pollinators have declined sharply. (bbarlow/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Conservation and gardening groups are getting help from … Continued