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Volunteers help DFO track the spread of invasive crabs off B.C. coast threatening native species

Phillip Milligan displays 10 crabs on a folding table in his South Surrey garage, an alarming haul trapped a short drive down the road at Blackie Spit on Boundary Bay. Distinguished by five-pointed spines next to each eye, the invasive European green crab out-competes native species and destroys eelgrass meadows, an important environment for juvenile salmon and …

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Monarch butterflies added to international list of threatened species

The migratory monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the international endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. “It’s just a devastating decline,” said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing. …

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