No endangered listing for monarch butterflies as western count hits alarming low

Mongabay
Dec 16, 2020, 5:28 am147 pts
The iconic monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) meets the criteria to be listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act — but will not be listed just yet because priority will be given to other species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced Dec. 15. This leaves the monarch as “a candidate…

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