Extinction is Forever (continued)- Are We Losing the Monarch

In past blog posts I have talked about the extinction of several species of California butterflies, each of which had small, localized populations, which tend to be extremely vulnerable to even small changes in the quality or amount of available habitat.  Environmental scientists and conservation biologists generally agree that habitat destruction and degradation are at the top of the list when it comes to why we are losing so many species of animals and plants around the world today.  Unfortunately, it is the ever-expanding human population which is putting so much pressure on habitats, both

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Extinction is Forever (continued)- Are We Losing the Monarch

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Extinction is Forever (continued)- Are We Losing the Monarch

IUCN revises listing of monarch butterfly from “endangered” to