Meet Monarchs: ‘Endangered’ traveller butterflies that survive on poisonous milkweed

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What happened

The extraordinary migration of monarch butterflies stretches across thousands of miles, connecting North America and Mexico.

Sadly, their population has sharply declined, prompting the International Union for Conservation of Nature to mark them as endangered.

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  • Reported by Times of India and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:48:21 UTC.

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