"The flashy orange and black butterflies, which flutter forth each year on an epic migration that spans thousands of miles and multiple generations, are found from coast to coast in the United States during warmer months."
"Restrict too few activities that harm monarchs, and officials risk creating a merely symbolic listing that does little to stave off further declines. Restrict too many, and they could trigger a political backlash."
"There aren't that many species where everyday people in their backyard can do something to help an endangered species. That’s, to me, one thing that makes monarchs so different and why we want to put a heavier thumb on the scale of incentives for people to help us conserve the species."
#monarch-butterflies #wildlife-conservation #endangered-species-act #us-fish-and-wildlife-service #biodiversity
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