How well-intentioned Americans trying to save monarch butterflies may actually be destroying them

How well-intentioned Americans trying to save monarch butterflies may actually be destroying them - The Washington Post

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Saving the monarch butterfly: the feds have an offer for private industry

Saving the monarch butterfly: the feds have an offer for private industry A partnership can help ensure this important species is protected in cooperative agreements, rather than through forced regulation that can actually backfire. Monarch butterflies' declining numbers stem from habitat destruction blamed on factors such as last year’s Texas drought and wildfires and The last thing we need right now is for one of the beautiful things in life to continue to disappear. That’s what’s been happening for years now to the monarch butterfly, with its numbers declining precipitously as habitat is lost and other factors threaten it. We have some good news on this front that involves the kind of partnership between government and industry that can help ensure important species are protected in cooperative agreements rather than forced regulation that can actually backfire on preservation efforts. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the first

Save the Butterflies

Gardening Articles | August 9, 2011 Are you sick of rainy days? This so-called July weather? Is it dampening your spirits and killing the social calendar? Is it threatening your species? If the answer to the last question is yes, then you are one of the butterflies that feature in this article, if not then you're like me - just another malcontent, fed up with British weather. Butterflies are one of the few purely decorative insects you can attract and their variety of colours is astonishing, thus making them a welcome addition to any garden, but, due to last year’s wet summer, and the continuing trend this year, Britain has seen a severe decline in several species of butterfly. As most of us know, water and wings don't mix, particularly where insects are concerned. A heavy rainstorm is comparable to a blitzkrieg from a butterfly’s perspective and all this rotten weather has meant they've been less actively pollinating and breeding. As such, last week’s article on pond c

5 Things You Can Do to Help Monarch Butterflies Migrate - Care2.com

Care2.com 5 Things You Can Do to Help Monarch Butterflies Migrate Care2.com Monarch butterflies are on the move. In one of Nature's most spectacular events, billions of these wonderful insects are starting to migrate from many parts of the U.S. and Canada down to the California coast and Mexico. The entire process is amazing ... Species of the week: monarch butterfly Lakenewsonline.com A fluttering fall butterfly garden Gulf Coast News Today Alle 7 Artikel » View the Original article

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