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Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status | They would become the most commonly seen species to receive federal protection if the proposal is adopted. (www.nytimes.com)

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over the next 60 years, North American monarchs east of the Rocky Mountains have a 56 to 74 percent probability of hitting the point where extinction appears inevitable. For those to the west, that probability was 99 percent.

The primary drivers affecting the butterflies, the assessment found, were the loss and degradation of breeding, migratory and overwintering habitat; exposure to insecticides; and the effects of climate change.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had this one come off a milkweed watering yesterday.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's very late in the season for most places in the US; almost all the monarchs are in diapause at their wintering grounds now. There are a few places where cultivated milkweed has created year-round populations. I'm guessing that you're at one of those.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

I'll give you a hint. It had just emerged from its cocoon.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Every time I hear about monarch butterflies I can't help but think of The Venture Bros, Oh sweetie butterflies only live about nine months.

I do hope we can do something so there's more left to live after the last generation. In general too, we should feel ashamed at how we treat our distant cousins, biologically speaking that is, I don't know your actual distant cousin.