I’ve been noting the decline in the butterfly population for at least a decade. Growing up in New Jersey, these beautiful creatures were everywhere in the 50s and 60s, decorating the Spring flora with multi-colored mosaics all a-flutter. They turned the green earth into a wonderland. And, they were good pollinators as well. Today, at least in New Hampshire, they are rarely seen, except for the white-winged and an occasional monarch.
Catholic Online: Monarch butterflies, noted for their colorful orange-and-black wings have been mysteriously dropping off in populations. The number of butterflies taking their winter break in Mexico has dropped 59 percent this year. It’s the lowest level since scientists have been recording their migration over the past 20 years. Researchers are scrambling to find the reasons why. More on this here.
