Outdoorsman Steven Rinella is out with his new book,"The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival."SAN FRANCISCO -- The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted precipitously to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction, researchers announced Tuesday.
On the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, another monarch population travels from southern Canada and the northeastern United States across thousands of miles to spend the winter in central Mexico. Scientists estimate the monarch population in the eastern U.S. has fallen about 80% since the mid-1990s, but the drop-off in the western U.S. has been even steeper.
“These sites normally host thousands of butterflies, and their absence this year was heartbreaking for volunteers and visitors flocking to these locales hoping to catch a glimpse of the awe-inspiring clusters of monarch butterflies,” said Sarina Jepsen, director of endangered species at the Xerces Society.
A 2017 study by Washington State University researchers predicted that if the monarch population dropped below 30,000, the species would likely go extinct in the next few decades if nothing is done to save them.
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I love seeing them in my garden, them and the hummingbirds. I lost the milkweed plants I had last year. Does anyone knows of a good supplier that will yield good plants and seeds?
I went to college in California and they were everywhere. Very sad to hear. 🖤
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I knew using them as bookmarks would be a good idea! Saving the Monarch butterfly for future generations 👏
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