Monarchs stop to drink nectar from flowers in Austin, Texas, on their migration down to Mexico. | Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images
For the past quarter century, the future of monarch butterflies has looked dire, with these iconic American insects flitting toward extinction. Now, however, there is at least a small reason for hope: New data from WWF Mexico, a large conservation group, offers further evidence that the decline of eastern monarchs — the world’s largest population — has stopped, even as the insects face worsening threats across their range.
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