Building backyard wildlife habitats for birds, bees and butterflies
“Proper ventilation and drainage make it a safe, long-term home (for birds),” Kurup says. This prevents moisture buildup ...
Smithsonian Magazine22d
U.S. Butterflies Are Disappearing at Drastic Rates, With One in Five Gone Since 2000
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 Butterfly populations in the United States have dropped by almost a quarter in the last two decades, according to a new analysis published ...
The Independent25d
Denmark’s postal service to stop delivering letters
State-run postal service PostNord announced on Thursday that it will cease letter delivery in the Nordic nation by the end of 2025. While package distribution will continue, the move marks a ...
ABC News25d
Butterfly populations are rapidly declining, new study shows
Two-thirds of studied species declined by more than 10%, the study said. Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% across 554 recorded species in the United States, according to a new study in the ...
Fox 5 NY26d
US butterfly populations declining at 'catastrophic' rate—experts warn it's a 'bad sign for us'
US butterfly populations have declined by 22% since 2000, with 114 species showing significant drops. A study published in Science found insecticides, climate change, and habitat loss are driving ...
USA Today26d
US butterflies 'all in trouble' as their numbers rapidly decline, report finds
Over the past 20 years the U.S. butterfly population has declined 22%, a dramatic loss that has scientists concerned. "The easy number to think about is the total number of butterflies in your yard.
The Conversation26d
Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
We found declines in just about every region of the continental U.S. and across almost all butterfly species. Overall, nearly one-third of the 342 butterfly species we were able to study declined ...
The New York Times27d
See How Butterflies Are Surviving, or Not, Near You
Still, researchers didn’t have enough data to include some of the most imperiled butterfly species, which probably experienced some of the steepest declines. And the data was quite likely biased ...
National Geographic news27d
1 in 5 butterflies in the U.S. have disappeared in the last 20 years
Researchers compiled data on more than five hundred butterfly species across the United States from 2000 to 2020. Some species are faring better than others, but overall, butterfly numbers dropped ...
The Hamilton Spectator29d
NDP must recommit to labour
The Ontario New Democratic Party was built on the foundation of the labour movement, fighting for workers’ rights, fair wages and strong unions. However, in recent years it seems the party has ...
The Vancouver Sun1mon
A victim of its own success, B.C.'s craft beer industry faces headwinds
But things change pretty fast.” Last year was not a banner one for craft breweries in B.C. Gone are the heady days of 2016, when opening a craft brewery was a licence to print money. Today ...
Los Angeles Times1mon
A letter to readers
I am proud to announce the next evolution of the L.A. Times to better engage with our audience. Today, we are releasing new features to enhance and improve our digital product, integrating ...