Monarch butterflies’ rapid population decline can lead to extinction in the coming decades, study says – News from Journal World

Monarch butterflies have fascinated humans with their vivid black and orange colors. What’s more fascinating is their ability to journey for up to 3ooo miles or 4800 kilometers. Sadly, the population of these remarkable insects is relatively declining.

Based on the Biological Conservation journal’s study, the population of the monarch butterflies from western North America has radically shrunk than previously thought. This species is more prone to be wiped out compared to the eastern monarch butterflies.

According to the associate professor at Washington State University Vancouver and lead author of the study, Cheryl Schultz “Western monarchs are faring worse than their eastern counterparts. In the 1980s, 10 million monarchs spent the winter in coastal California. Today there are barely 300,000.”

Monarch butterflies’ rapid population decline can lead to extinction in the coming decades, study says – News from Journal World