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Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
Save the Monarch Butterflies!
Once again, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is considering protections for the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Last month, the USFWS determined that Monarchs are "threatened" and are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future through a significant portion of their range.
Insect populations are notorious for their annual fluctuations, but the iconic Monarch butterfly population continues its very clear downward trend. Pesticides, habitat loss, and extreme weather conditions have taken a huge toll. The most recent population estimate available (winter 2023-2024) is the second lowest ever reported. And those numbers are less than half of the previous year, a very steep drop.
The Monarchs’ migration is the longest migration of any insect species known to science, providing valuable and essential pollinating services to fruits, vegetables and nuts while gracing us with their beauty from Canada to Mexico.
Insect populations are notorious for their annual fluctuations, but the iconic Monarch butterfly population continues its very clear downward trend. Pesticides, habitat loss, and extreme weather conditions have taken a huge toll. The most recent population estimate available (winter 2023-2024) is the second lowest ever reported. And those numbers are less than half of the previous year, a very steep drop.
The Monarchs’ migration is the longest migration of any insect species known to science, providing valuable and essential pollinating services to fruits, vegetables and nuts while gracing us with their beauty from Canada to Mexico.
Tell the USFWS that you support the proposal to protect the monarch butterfly as a threatened species and designate critical protected habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Tell the Agency to add the Monarch to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and to designate critical habitat for the monarch butterfly within the California counties as proposed by the Agency.
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