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One of my dog's like favorite parks is right next to these big eucalyptus trees that the monarchs overwinter in. And it's very cute. You know, he's like prancing around in the dewy grass in the morning light. But it's also like terrifying, right? Because I'm like, dude, do not catch one of those monarch butterflies. And thankfully he is not.
One of my dog's like favorite parks is right next to these big eucalyptus trees that the monarchs overwinter in. And it's very cute. You know, he's like prancing around in the dewy grass in the morning light. But it's also like terrifying, right? Because I'm like, dude, do not catch one of those monarch butterflies. And thankfully he is not.
One of my dog's like favorite parks is right next to these big eucalyptus trees that the monarchs overwinter in. And it's very cute. You know, he's like prancing around in the dewy grass in the morning light. But it's also like terrifying, right? Because I'm like, dude, do not catch one of those monarch butterflies. And thankfully he is not.
Yeah, absolutely. And that's because, as you well know, Emily, monarch populations here on the West Coast and pretty much like everywhere in North America have plummeted over the last few decades. And that's because of three big reasons. Habitat loss, the loss of overwintering sites and milkweed habitat, milkweed being the plant that they depend on. The second one is pesticide use.
Yeah, absolutely. And that's because, as you well know, Emily, monarch populations here on the West Coast and pretty much like everywhere in North America have plummeted over the last few decades. And that's because of three big reasons. Habitat loss, the loss of overwintering sites and milkweed habitat, milkweed being the plant that they depend on. The second one is pesticide use.
Yeah, absolutely. And that's because, as you well know, Emily, monarch populations here on the West Coast and pretty much like everywhere in North America have plummeted over the last few decades. And that's because of three big reasons. Habitat loss, the loss of overwintering sites and milkweed habitat, milkweed being the plant that they depend on. The second one is pesticide use.
And the third is climate change, warming up the places that monarchs depend on for winter. So in 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which is like, you know, the world's clearinghouse for the species at risk of extinction, put monarch butterflies on their so-called red list as threatened.
And the third is climate change, warming up the places that monarchs depend on for winter. So in 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which is like, you know, the world's clearinghouse for the species at risk of extinction, put monarch butterflies on their so-called red list as threatened.
And the third is climate change, warming up the places that monarchs depend on for winter. So in 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which is like, you know, the world's clearinghouse for the species at risk of extinction, put monarch butterflies on their so-called red list as threatened.
Right. Through all of these like really creative approaches. Right.
Right. Through all of these like really creative approaches. Right.
Right. Through all of these like really creative approaches. Right.
Whoa, so if monarchs can one day discover these new sites, they might have a fighting chance on a warming planet. Similar work has been done in Idaho and British Columbia.