Milkweed plants critical for the life cycle of monarch butterflies are loaded with pesticides in Northern California, according to recent research. Past studies have pointed to pesticides as a major driver in monarch butterfly decline, …
From tracking endangered species to writing for the Missouri Conservationist magazine over the summer, members of The Wildlife Society’s Northwest Missouri State University Student Chapter gained field experience through interning at wildlife organizations and assisting …
Mowing smarter may be the best strategy to improve monarch habitat along roadsides. “Monarchs are declining across their range, and particularly in the East,” said Samantha Knight, a program manager at the Nature Conservancy of …
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances, where transportation and energy partners around the country will work with the Service to address monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) conservation needs on millions …
Ever since they learned that the monarch butterfly’s swift decline is tied to reductions in its host plant, conservationists have been planting milkweed alongside roads to boost the pollinator’s population. But new research from Canada …
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