05-03-2018 22:34 via seattletimes.com

Monarch butterfly numbers off for 2nd year in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican government report says the number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexican forests has declined for a second consecutive year. Alejandro Del Mazo is Mexico’s commissioner for protected areas and he says the monarchs clumped in trees covering about 6.12 acres (2.48 hectares) this winter. That is down about 14.7 […]
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