New Monarch Numbers Encouraging: Conservation Efforts in Iowa Contribute to Long-term Recovery

This week, the World Wildlife Fund released its 2018-2019 overwintering monarch population report. Adult monarch butterflies covered approximately 15 acres of forest canopy in Mexico, a doubling of last year’s population, and a level not seen since 10 years ago. The report provides hope, say leaders of the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium....

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