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Jul 21 2022

Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species

By Natasha Daly

A beloved visitor to summer gardens is officially an endangered species. The migratory monarch butterfly—the iconic subspecies common to North America—was declared endangered today by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the…

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Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species

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