- Western Monarch butterfly populations have fallen as much as 99 percent since the 1980s. A new study in the journal Science suggests a cause: warm Fall weather fueled by climate change. The warmth may mess with western butterfly migration and hibernation, and keep their predators active longer. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/western-butterfly-populations-are-plummeting-thanks-to-climate-change 4 comments science
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- Monarch Population in California Spirals to Another Record Low | Xerces Society http://xerces.org/blog/monarch-population-in-california-spirals-to-another-record-low 65 comments
- Monarch butterfly population moves closer to extinction https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/monarch-butterfly-population-moves-closer-extinction-rcna231 23 comments
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s0006320718313636 17 comments
- https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6533/1042 3 comments
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