The monarch butterfly's annual migratory journey from Mexico to the U.S. and then Canada is a breeze compared to the federal government's lengthy process to protect the dwindling species. Why it matters: The monarch — whose population has declined more than 80% since the 1990s — has waited more than 10 years for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is reconsidering adding protections to the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife