Mexico: Monarch butterflies drop 53% in wintering area
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds decreased about 53% this year, Mexican officials said Friday. Some activists called the decline "heartbreaking," but the Mexico head of the World Wildlife Fund said the reduction "is not alarming." WWF Mexico director Jorge Rickards said the previous year's large numbers were "atypical" and the monarchs