Monarch on Milkweed (Explored) - a photo on Flickriver

            Last December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the monarch butterfly would be listed as necessary under the Endangered Species Act, but delayed the addition due to higher priority needs.  When the 2020-21 overwintering population numbers were released, a catastrophic decline was revealed.  The Western monarch population is just under 2,000 individuals, meaning a 99.9% total loss, and a 26% decline from the previous year was shown for the Eastern monarch population. 

Milkweed is the host plant for the monarch butterfly and without this plant, the larva would not be able to develop into a butterfly.  Please plant milkweed if you can to keep their population up.  Today's collective efforts will have an impact on the final ruling and listing on the endangered species list for the monarch in 2024.

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Taken on: July 9, 2021

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Explored 07/14/2021

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