![]() ![]() The North American monarch butterfly population has declined by 90 percent in the past 20 years, dropping from a high of approximately 1 billion in the mid-1990s to fewer than 35 million butterflies last winter - the lowest number ever recorded. ![]() Photo by Collete Adkins-Giese, Center for Biological Diversity. ![]() The petition was filed in August by the Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and renowned monarch scientist Dr. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking federal protection for monarchs. Today’s letters come in support of a formal petition to the U.S. ![]() WASHINGTON- In the face of staggering declines of monarchs, more than 40 leading monarch scientists and ecologists and 200 organizations and businesses today urged Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to protect the butterflies under the Endangered Species Act. Abigail Seiler, Center for Food Safety, (202) 547-9359, Jepsen, Xerces Society, (971) 244-3727, Curry, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 522-3681, Scientists, 200 Groups and Companies Call for Monarch Protectionīroad Coalition Supports Petition to Protect Monarch Butterflies as ![]()
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