Butterfly populations declining rapidly in U.S. with 22% disappearing in 2 decades, study finds
A study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that 22% of butterflies in the United States disappeared between 2000 and 2020.
US butterflies 'all in trouble' as their numbers rapidly decline, report finds
Researchers across the United States collected data on more than 35 butterfly monitoring programs. It included data from 12.6 million individual butterflies comprising 554 species taken in 756,957 surveys.
US butterfly populations declining at 'catastrophic' rate—experts warn it's a 'bad sign for us'
A new study finds butterfly populations in the US have dropped 22% since 2000 due to pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change. Scientists warn the decline could have major consequences for ecosystems.
First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate
The first countrywide systematic analysis of butterfly abundance found that the number of butterflies in the Lower 48 states has been falling on average 1.3% a year since the turn of the century, with 114 species showing significant declines and only nine increasing, according to a study in Thursday’s journal Science.
A country without butterflies: Rapid decline in U.S. populations
The annual decline of 1.3% highlights the widespread nature of the downturn, with fewer butterflies appearing nearly everywhere.
America’s butterflies are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
The United States has 650 butterfly species, but 96 species were so sparse ... an ecologist and data scientist at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. “I’m probably most worried ...
Butterflies are in trouble. It doesn't take much to help
New research shows butterfly populations have fallen dramatically over the past two decades, but there’s a lot you can do to help these fluttering flower-lovers, even if all you’ve got is a single pot on a porch.
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 dire implications.
America's Butterflies Are Disappearing At 'Catastrophic' Rate, Study Says
The first countrywide systematic analysis of butterfly abundance found that the number of butterflies in the Lower 48 states has been falling on average 1.3% a year since the turn of the century, with 114 species showing significant declines and only nine increasing,
22% of butterflies in U.S. disappeared in 2 decades, study finds
A study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that 22% of butterflies in the United States disappeared between 2000 and 2020.
Sunday Read: Butterflies declined by more than 22% over last 20 years; how you can help save them
By Eliza Brames The Conversation If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your ...
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Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000
Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.
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Milkweed Grower Opposes Listing Monarch Butterfly as Threatened Species
A Pennsylvania butterfly farmer says listing the monarch as a threatened species could do more harm than good.