What it Took to Get the Monarch Listed as Endangered – And How Citizen Scientists Helped

Takeaways:

• This July, the International Union for Conservation of Nature officially listed the monarch butterfly as endangered.
• This new status is important to show people how serious the situation is and why we need to protect this iconic species.
• Citizen science projects played a role in this classification and will be important in discovering new ways to protect the monarch butterfly.

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