Mexico Reports Fewer Monarch Butterflies
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Mexican government said that 75% fewer Monarch butterflies had appeared at the wintering grounds in the country.
The Mexican government blamed the decline on a number of factors, including an unusually cold summer in the U.S. and a high mortality rate for the butterflies in Mexico in 2003 because of cold, wet conditions.
The report also attributed the decline -- although without any supporting evidence -- to intensive farming practices in the U.S., including the use of genetically modified crops.
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