The monarch butterfly is the beautiful and iconic orange-and-black butterfly known for its extraordinary annual migration up to 2,000 miles one way from points all over the U.S. to overwintering sites in central Mexico.
Tragically, the monarch population has declined by an estimated 90 percent over the past 20 years, due to a variety of causes contributing to the loss of habitat and breeding grounds. According to estimates, more than 2 million acres of milkweed habitat is lost in the U.S. each year due to deforestation, development, and use of herbicides.
Thought of as a “canary in the coal mine,” the plight of the monarch has become a symbol of the modern wildlife conservation movement. The restoration of habitat by planting milkweed to support population recovery is critical for monarchs and other pollinators.
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