Should the monarch butterfly be added to the endangered list?
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After watching the population plummet 90 percent over the past 20 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it will consider adding the Monarch to the endangered species list. The agency will take a year to determine if the monarchs are endangered.
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Twenty years ago, the Monarchs covered about 50 acres at their winter grounds in Mexico. Last year they occupied less than two.
Today's Question: Should the monarch butterfly be added to the endangered list?
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