(Forbes.com) - Once a ubiquitous symbol of the arrival of spring across North America and elsewhere, the monarch butterfly may be moving towards official listing as an endangered species.
On Monday, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it is beginning a status review of the iconic black and orange species, starting with a request for scientific and commercial data and other information from the public about the monarch and its decline.
The federal agency decided to move forward with the review in response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the Center for Food Safety, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and monarch expert Dr. Lincoln Brower. The groups cite data that shows monarchs have declined by 90 percentin the past 20 years. Full Story
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