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Gardening to Help Monarch Butterflies? Plant Natives.
Post date:There are 15 species of California native milkweed that gardeners can choose from to give monarchs a helping hand. Not all of them are readily available in nurseries, but with a little searching you should be able to find at least one appropriate for y...
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Monarch Butterfly May Join Endangered Species List
Post date:The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will spend a year deciding whether to grant the monarch butterfly protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to an announcement scheduled to be released Wednesday.
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Groups Want Monarch Butterfly Declared A Threatened Species
Post date:In a move that would have been nearly incomprehensible 20 years ago, environmental groups are asking the federal government to grant Endangered Species Act protection to a popular butterfly that was once one of North America's most common large insects.
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New Monarch Butterfly Count Offers Ray of Hope
Post date:A noted conservation group has released the numbers for 2013's monarch butterfly count in California, and the results are a bit of good news for fans of the showy migrating insect.
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Bad News About Monarch Butterflies in California and Elsewhere
Post date:Monarch butterflies are in trouble, a sad fact that's putting midwestern butterflies in the news this week. And according to a fifteen-year study, the monarch's numbers are crashing in California as well.