Some scientists are pushing back against the narrative that the migrating monarch butterfly population is dwindling.
suggests otherwise, and some scientists are pushing back against the narrative that the monarch population is dwindling.
In summary, these researchers believe the monarch population size is bigger now than it was before humans modified the landscape of North America 200 years ago. The study suggests there is not a recent decline of monarch or milkweed size. “The decline observed over the past 40 years may reflect a mismatch between the monarch population that overwinters in Mexico and the species’ effective population size. However, the authors reiterate that their study should not directly impact current conservation efforts,” a press release from William & Mary stated.
In an interview last year with KSAT, Oberhauser echoed the importance to continuing to protect monarchs, not because our ecosystems will collapse without them, but because they are a flagship indicator of how intact our ecosystems are.healthy ecosystems keep humans healthy safe from disease spread and nature decline“If things are going badly for monarchs, they’re going badly for a lot of other things,” she said. “So they’re an indicator of how things are going.
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