North America’s beloved monarch butterfly may be sliding into a long-term decline. While monarch numbers have fluttered up and down over recent decades, one research group now says that there’s enough data to spot a downward trend.
WINGS ON TREES Monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico can cluster so densely that they hide the bark of a tree trunk.
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