Not seeing any monarchs this spring? Researchers want you to let them know.

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Climate change, habitat loss and pesticides have all wreaked havoc on monarch butterfly populations.

Researchers report the second-lowest number of monarchs wintering in Mexico ever recorded this season.

Nowhere is that help needed more than in Texas, the first state the butterflies pass through on their journey north. The result is that researchers recorded the second lowest number of monarchs ever in their Mexican wintering grounds this year. They also observed that the butterflies appeared to be staying in different parts of their wintering region than they typically do., said it's unclear exactly why that is, though weather conditions in the mountainous region where they congregate could have played a role.

 

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