| the foliage of milkweed is the only food source on which monarch caterpillars can feed. Without milkweed, there will be no monarchs. ??Farmers and ranchers can be engaged and given financial incentives so that they can bring back this iconic butterfly, ? said Scott Hoffman Black, executive director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. ??Pollinators like monarchs provide essential services that ensure food security and farmland health. ? The habitat restoration efforts that benefit Monarch butterflies also benefit bees, game birds and other wildlife. he focus of an urgent push for a rescue. The latest step is a letter sent on Monday to President Obama and relevant cabinet members by a group of scientists, educators, farmers, and other concerned citizens organized by the Xerces Society and other conservation groups focused on these butterflies. |
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