Today, many people are celebrating Easter -- a holiday that often signifies that spring has officially arrived. While bunnies might be on your mind, they aren’t the only backyard critters that are a beloved staple of this vibrant season.
Monarch butterflies, with their iconic bright orange wings, can often be seen among the colorful budding flowers in your home garden. But this spring, you might be seeing far fewer of these backyard beauties -- because monarch populations are DRASTICALLY DECLINING.
We have already lost 90% of these ENDANGERED pollinators in large part due to the disappearance of milkweed -- a vital plant for monarch survival and the ONLY source of food for baby monarch caterpillars.
Milkweed plants are being WIPED OUT by a toxic chemical called glyphosate, the active ingredient found in Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup. The pesticide giant has even manipulated science to evade regulations and cover up the truth about the DANGERS of their flagship product. But real environmentalists like you won’t be deceived by Bayer-Monsanto’s harmful lies, Friend.
We know that you want to see accountability for Big Ag’s corporate greed that’s driving monarchs closer to EXTINCTION, so here’s your chance: Add your name now to DEMAND that Bayer-Monsanto STOP selling butterfly-harming pesticides immediately! >>
This time of year, monarch butterflies come out of hibernation to find a mate during their epic 2,500 mile migration back north. And unlike hunting for Easter eggs, there is only ONE place that monarchs can lay their eggs: milkweed plants.
But over the last two decades, 850 million milkweed plants have vanished. Without milkweed, monarchs have fewer places to reproduce, and baby caterpillars could STARVE TO DEATH since it’s their only source of food.
While Roundup decimates milkweed and threatens the survival of monarchs, Bayer-Monsanto continues to push sales of this butterfly-toxic pesticide -- even though they know it ISN’T SAFE. We can’t let Big Ag off the hook for any longer, so our pollinators and planet are urgently counting on activists like you, Friend. Will you step up and take action now?
Thanks for taking action to save endangered monarchs!
Friends of the Earth
