Natural History Wanderings

ScienceDaily reports on how the threats to Monarch aren't only about less milkweed but also loss of habitat and nectar threats. They report that Cornel. University has found

In the face of scientific dogma that faults the population decline of monarch butterflies on a lack of milkweed, herbicides and genetically modified crops, a new study casts wider blame: sparse autumnal nectar sources, weather and habitat fragmentation.

Read full article at Beyond milkweed: Monarchs face habitat, nectar threats — ScienceDaily