Monarch Butterfly Proposed for Listing as a Threatened Species

A week after Goleta officials discovered just four Monarch butterflies overwintering in their Butterfly Grove at Ellwood Mesa, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) said it was proposing the iconic Lepidoptera for listing as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The environmental groups who’d petition for…

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