Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Plight of the Monarch
With its orange-and black stained-glass wings, the monarch is the best-known butterfly in America. There used to be a billion of them, but these days only about 30 million remain.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readWith its orange-and black stained-glass wings, the monarch is the best-known butterfly in America. There used to be a billion of them, but these days only about 30 million remain. The federal government is considering whether to place the monarch on the list of threatened species, and it’s setting aside more than $3 million for monarch habitat restoration and conservation.
