Monarch butterfly
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Monarch butterfly population getting closer to extinctionScientists estimate the monarch population in southern Canada and the eastern U.S. has fallen about 80 per cent since the mid-1990s.ScienceJan 22
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Mexico butterfly guide found dead with knife wounds within days of activist’s deathIt wasn't clear if the guide's death is related to that of a prominent butterfly activist who spoke out against illegal logging.NewsFeb 2, 2020
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Insect migration studied with the help of tiny ‘fanny packs’: researcherA new study by University of Guelph researchers, in connection with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, has equipped a pair of insect species – monarch butterflies and common green darner dragonflies – with tiny radio-transmitting 'fanny packs' that will help researchers track their migration.EnvironmentJul 7, 2019
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Wintering monarch butterfly population booms with 144 per cent increaseThis is the biggest measurement since the 2006-2007 period, according to Mexico’s national commissioner for protected natural areas.CanadaJan 31, 2019
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The evening grosbeak, and 10 other species, named at-risk in Nova ScotiaThere are now 71 species on the Nova Scotia at-risk list.EnvironmentSep 1, 2017
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Groups ask UN to list Mexico Monarch butterfly reserve as ‘in danger’The number of butterflies wintering in Mexico has dropped steeply in recent years, leading to worries the migration might end.EnvironmentApr 14, 2015
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Did you know: These 5 species could one day disappear from across CanadaWhile we may think of tigers and rhinoceroses when we consider animals that are threatened, Canada has many of its own.CanadaOct 25, 2014
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