A friend shot this in Indiana. The Monarch have been disappearing in huge numbers, and no one knows why. They're considering listing them as endangered.
Pesticides, habitat losses and more frequent and severe droughts caused by climate change are believed to be the primary reasons for the decimation of the butterfly population, Xerces says.
That report was only in California. They also seem to be decreasing in areas with no drought issues and etc.
Where on the Tennessee are you, Led?Recent boat trip on the Tennessee River.