How do you protect a species that lives across a continent? Monarch butterfly decision may soon try

Butterflies sit on a pine tree at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif. Researchers say that the population of western monarch butterflies is well below what it used to be.

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it’s in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

(Image credit: Nic Coury)

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