Two environmental groups are pressuring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Monarch butterfly.
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Environmental Groups Seek Protection for Monarch Butterflies
TAGS: Center for Biological Diversity Center for Food Safety endagered species act Monarch butterflies U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Attention on Pesticides
By Amber Ellis A recent study from the University of California claims that pregnant women living within a mile of farms using popular agricultural pesticides were 60 percent more likely to have a child with developmental delays or autism. And…
Safe Passage
By Matt Grimley Every fall and spring, an ongoing restlessness called zugenruhe begins to make some birds’ wings twitch at night. They will gorge on seeds and insects, fattening their bodies by as much as 10 percent per day. Solitary…
TAGS: Avian wildlife Bats Cerulean warbler Golden-winged warbler habitat loss migratory birds Monarch butterflies Rough-legged hawks Spotted salamanders Wildlife Wildlife Migration
