“SciShow News starts the new year off with unusual animal news, including a crisis for the iconic monarch butterfly, and new research into what makes bowhead whales the longest-living mammals on Earth.” – Yt
First the bees and now the butterflies. What’s next? Hummingbirds?
“In response to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity… and renowned monarch scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said today that Endangered Species Act protection may be warranted for monarch butterflies.
“The agency will now conduct a one-year status review on monarchs, which have declined by 90 percent in the past 20 years.”
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