Winter migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico drops after one-year recovery
by Associated Press in Mexico City from Environment | The Guardian on (#2C3N1)
Experts say decline to coverage of only 7.19 acres of forest could be due to late winter storms last year that knocked down more than 100 acres of trees
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27% this year, reversing last year's recovery from historically low numbers, according to a study by government and independent experts released Thursday.
The experts say the decline could be due to late winter storms last year that blew down more than 100 acres (40 hectares) of forests where migrating monarch butterflies spend the winter in central Mexico.
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