Mystery of flowers with two anthers solved, monarchs on verge of extinction, and wildfires result in more female bees.
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Conservation Western monarch population closer to extinction as the wait continues for monarchs’ protection under the Endangered Species Act (Xerces Society) During the 24th Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count, nearly 100 volunteers donned their masks and practiced social distancing to carefully survey groves of trees on the California and Northern Baja coast for monarch butterflies. Despite the challenges of conducting field work during a pandemic, volunteers surveyed 246 sites, three more sites than last year. Unfortunately, to the surprise and dismay of many, only 1,914 monarchs were counted at all the sites. This is a shocking 99.9% decline since the 1980s.
Mystery of flowers with two anthers solved, monarchs on verge of extinction, and wildfires result in more female bees.
Mystery of flowers with two anthers solved…
Mystery of flowers with two anthers solved, monarchs on verge of extinction, and wildfires result in more female bees.
Conservation Western monarch population closer to extinction as the wait continues for monarchs’ protection under the Endangered Species Act (Xerces Society) During the 24th Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count, nearly 100 volunteers donned their masks and practiced social distancing to carefully survey groves of trees on the California and Northern Baja coast for monarch butterflies. Despite the challenges of conducting field work during a pandemic, volunteers surveyed 246 sites, three more sites than last year. Unfortunately, to the surprise and dismay of many, only 1,914 monarchs were counted at all the sites. This is a shocking 99.9% decline since the 1980s.