Goodbye monarchs? Protection changes may imperil butterflies

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Aug 13, 2019, 3:29 pm1k ptsInteresting
Hand-raising monarch butterflies in the midst of a global extinction crisis, Laura Moore and her neighbors gather round in her suburban Maryland yard to launch a butterfly newly emerged from its chrysalis. Eager to play his part, 3-year-old Thomas Powell flaps his arms and exclaims, "I'm flying! I'm flying!"

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