Dear John,
Last year monarchs faced record declines for the second year in a row.
In 1997, there were nearly 1.2 million monarchs sighted. But in 2019, scientists found only 29,418 monarchs across 240 habitats. A key contributor to their decline is glyphosate -- a.k.a. Monsanto’s Roundup®.
The Director of Fish and Wildlife, Aurelia Skipwith, is a former Monsanto executive. And her agency just announced that it’s putting monarch conservation in the hands of corporations rather than taking action.
Monarchs need endangered species protections, not Trump administration partnerships with corporations. But the Fish and Wildlife Service will only protect these iconic butterflies if they hear from you!
Stop monarch butterflies from being driven to extinction: Tell the Fish and Wildlife Service to give monarchs Endangered Species Act protections!
What used to be a roaring river of butterflies migrating to Mexico each year is now a trickle.
Habitat loss and pesticide use have been decimating monarchs across the country. Monarchs’ migration takes them right over the Corn Belt, where Big Ag is wiping out milkweed, the only food source for young caterpillars, with Monsanto’s Roundup®.
Monarchs are teetering on the edge of collapse. But the Fish and Wildlife Service has the power to stop this decline in its tracks. Partnering with major corporations is just a band-aid, but listing monarchs as an endangered species is the cure!
Help protect monarchs: Tell the Fish and Wildlife Service to add monarch butterflies to the Endangered Species List!
The loss of monarchs is happening around the country and around the world. And the Trump administration is taking half-measures when the solution is right in front of them.
Every day the Fish and Wildlife Service fails to act, monarchs are pushed closer to extinction. We must show the groundswell of grassroots support for protecting monarchs!
30,000 signatures needed: Tell the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect monarchs from extinction!
Standing with you,
Jason Davidson,
Food and agriculture campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
