Independent • 2022-05-26

The British butterflies that could be lost to extinction

Experts behind the Red List assessment warn changes to land use, climate change and pollution are driving a ‘deterioration’ for the insects

Los Angeles Times • 2022-05-24

Monarch butterfly numbers in Mexico rise by 35%

Mexican experts say the number of monarch butterflies that arrived to winter in mountaintop forests rose by 35% from last year.

Reuters • 2022-05-24

In hopeful sign, monarch butterflies expand foothold in Mexico

The critically endangered monarch butterfly grew its presence in Mexico last year, a study showed on Tuesday, giving a glimmer of hope to researchers who track the fluttering orange and black migrants despite a decades-long population collapse.

Vox • 2022-05-24

To kill or not to kill: Butterflying during the "insect apocalypse"

Is it still ethical to collect butterflies for science?