Purpletree..(Nancy Lee)
~ The Monarch ~
The population of monarch butterflies has gone down by over 90 percent since 1990, raising fear that they could disappear from North America altogether if steps are not taken immediately to protect their habitats.
This makes me so sad as I saw hundreds of them flitting about when I was a kid.. This year I've seen only about eight all summer.
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Monarchs are in a deadly free fall and the threats they face are now so large in scale that Endangered Species Act protection is needed sooner rather than later.
I think it's due to the insect spray they are using it kills so many milkweed plants..An evolutionary strategy based on eating a common weed seemed smart -- until Monsanto came along. Just one state along the monarchs' migration route, Iowa, is reported to have lost 98 percent of its milkweed.”
Monsanto, ( Monsanto Chemical Works , leading American producer of chemical, agricultural, and biochemical products). Products like Roundup dominate the agricultural market worldwide. This corporate giant sells matching genetically-engineered plants resistant to its pesticides -- and encourages factory farms to douse fields with gallons of Monsanto's herbicides.
I hope we don't lose these beautiful Monarchs!
~ The Monarch ~
The population of monarch butterflies has gone down by over 90 percent since 1990, raising fear that they could disappear from North America altogether if steps are not taken immediately to protect their habitats.
This makes me so sad as I saw hundreds of them flitting about when I was a kid.. This year I've seen only about eight all summer.
.
Monarchs are in a deadly free fall and the threats they face are now so large in scale that Endangered Species Act protection is needed sooner rather than later.
I think it's due to the insect spray they are using it kills so many milkweed plants..An evolutionary strategy based on eating a common weed seemed smart -- until Monsanto came along. Just one state along the monarchs' migration route, Iowa, is reported to have lost 98 percent of its milkweed.”
Monsanto, ( Monsanto Chemical Works , leading American producer of chemical, agricultural, and biochemical products). Products like Roundup dominate the agricultural market worldwide. This corporate giant sells matching genetically-engineered plants resistant to its pesticides -- and encourages factory farms to douse fields with gallons of Monsanto's herbicides.
I hope we don't lose these beautiful Monarchs!