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U.S. Butterflies Are Disappearing at Drastic Rates, With One in Five Gone Since 2000
A team of more than 30 researchers analyzed 12.6 million butterfly sightings across 76,000 population surveys. They found ...
Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
The number of butterflies in the contiguous United States declined by 22 percent this century, a collapse with potentially ...
First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate
A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds. Scientists blame insecticides, ...
See How Butterflies Are Surviving, or Not, Near You
Little-understood and vastly underappreciated, insects play an outsize role in supporting life on earth. They pollinate ...
US butterflies 'all in trouble' as their numbers rapidly decline, report finds
The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate due to climate change and insecticide ...