Have you heard that the monarch butterfly was recently listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature? However, the United States has not listed monarchs under the federal Endangered Species Act.
You can find more information in this article from the Wildlife Society.
Through actions like planting native milkweed, providing late-season nectar sources, mowing less, reducing and eliminating pesticide use, supporting the protection of overwintering sites in Mexico, and contributing to community science by collecting data, we all can help the monarch population and many other pollinators!
