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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

16 Sep 2024

Page 10

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Sep 16, 2024

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10

Butterflies vanish from Iowa as seasons shift

The Gazette reports Iowa butterfly populations vary by species with overall declines in many midwestern skippers and cooler wetter spring conditions slowing development. IBSN data shows six site surveys per location, while monarch tagging at F W Kent Park Ox ford tallies 29 tagged this season and roughly double sightings, with tagging continuing through October.

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Oholes Iowa Gazette The Iowa Butterfly Survey Network IBSN Nathan Brockman Reiman Gardens Ames Brockman Midwest Johnson County Frances Owen F.W. Kent Park Oxford Project Monarch Watch University of Kansas Owen
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Iowa's butterfly population and local conservation effort

The Iowa Butterfly Survey Network reports fluctuating populations across five species with early September counts suggesting a low year. Eastern monarchs face a 59 percent drop, linked to fall drought and fewer flowering plants, while local rearing efforts and native-plant planting aim to bolster future migrations.

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Lowa Owen Iowa Rockies Augie Bergstrom Monarch Marion Bergstrom Mexico World Wide Fund For Nature
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