The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a precipitous drop in 2020, but remains well below historic levels.
Emma Pelton, senior endangered species biologist, emphasized the importance of finding a middle ground for activities beneficial to the monarchs while ensuring conservation efforts are not compromised.
The threats to the monarch butterflies are so widespread that it is affecting even those species that are considered common, highlighting the need for large-scale conservation strategies.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to propose a rule for the Endangered Species Act by December 2024 to potentially protect the monarch population.
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