Western Monarch Butterfly Population Plummets 96%
The western monarch butterfly population has dropped to 9,119 in 2024, a 96% decrease from 2023, primarily due to pesticides, habitat loss, and extreme heat; the US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing them as threatened, while a petition requests pesticide testing.
Western Monarch Butterfly Population Plummets 96%
The western monarch butterfly population has dropped to 9,119 in 2024, a 96% decrease from 2023, primarily due to pesticides, habitat loss, and extreme heat; the US Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing them as threatened, while a petition requests pesticide testing.
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24% Bias Score
Environmental Groups Petition for Grizzly Bear Habitat Expansion Amid Upcoming Federal Protection Decision
Fourteen environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to connect isolated Rocky Mountain grizzly bear populations to improve genetic diversity and resilience, facing a January 20th deadline for a decision on continued federal protection, opposed by ranchers concern...
Environmental Groups Petition for Grizzly Bear Habitat Expansion Amid Upcoming Federal Protection Decision
Fourteen environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to connect isolated Rocky Mountain grizzly bear populations to improve genetic diversity and resilience, facing a January 20th deadline for a decision on continued federal protection, opposed by ranchers concern...
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44% Bias Score
Hedgehog Population Decline: Causes and Conservation
The West European hedgehog population is declining due to human activities, prompting the IUCN to classify it as "potentially endangered." Gardeners can help by providing suitable habitats and avoiding pesticides.
Hedgehog Population Decline: Causes and Conservation
The West European hedgehog population is declining due to human activities, prompting the IUCN to classify it as "potentially endangered." Gardeners can help by providing suitable habitats and avoiding pesticides.
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0% Bias Score
Cardamom Cultivation Threatens Critically Endangered Skywalker Hoolock Gibbons in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China's Yunnan province; half live in collective forests near Lisu villages where cardamom cultivation, while economically beneficial, threatens their habitat through deforestat...
Cardamom Cultivation Threatens Critically Endangered Skywalker Hoolock Gibbons in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China's Yunnan province; half live in collective forests near Lisu villages where cardamom cultivation, while economically beneficial, threatens their habitat through deforestat...
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32% Bias Score
US Proposes Endangered Species Protection for Giraffes
Giraffe populations are declining rapidly due to various factors, prompting US wildlife officials to propose listing several subspecies as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
US Proposes Endangered Species Protection for Giraffes
Giraffe populations are declining rapidly due to various factors, prompting US wildlife officials to propose listing several subspecies as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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24% Bias Score