The monarch butterfly is officially endangered

Images of a million butterflies gathering in Mexican forests make them seem abundant, but in reality, things are bad for the monarchs. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has added North American migratory monarchs to its endangered list. To discuss, host Marco Werman speaks with Emma Pelton, conservation biologist at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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