Natural History Wanderings

NPR reports

The Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list the monarch butterfly as endangered, even though it finds such a listing necessary. Officials cite limited resources and other species in danger.

Listen to the report  Trump Administration Postpones Listing Monarch Butterfly As Endangered Species : NPR

or read news release from Xerces Society Much-Needed Federal Protection for America’s Beloved Monarch Butterfly Warranted, but Precluded