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Monarch butterflies could be declared an endangered species. Here's what that means.
Monarch butterflies are vanishing. Over the last 20 years, fewer and fewer of them have been making the long journey down to Mexico to survive the winter. By one count, their numbers have shrunk as much as 90 percent.
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I had a chance to witness one of their migratory flights when I was a younger. It was amazing to watch, literally thousands of butterflies flew by me as I was trying to figure out what was going on. It went on for about 4-5 hours from what I recall. Its really sad to see them so endangered.