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Starting in September, clouds of monarch butterflies fill backyards and fields across the country before migrating south for the winter. At least, that’s how it used to be. Today monarchs are more at risk than ever before, and we are fighting fiercely to protect them from extinction. Help save the monarch butterfly from Monsanto’s Roundup®: Donate $10 to Friends of the Earth.
The latest news is alarming -- numbers of this iconic butterfly have plummeted. In 1997, there were nearly 1.2 million western monarchs sighted in California alone. But in 2019, scientists recorded only 29,418. That’s a decline of 99%.
And it’s all for the sake of corporate greed. Big Ag and fossil fuel corporations are driving monarch butterfly decline through pesticide use, climate change, and habitat loss. One of the worst culprits is Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup®. Roundup® kills young monarchs’ only food source: milkweed.
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We’re not only losing monarchs -- 40% of invertebrate pollinators are on the brink of extinction, including the western bumblebee. If we lose these pollinators, it will be catastrophic for the ecosystems and food systems on which we rely.
Pollinators sit at the base of the food web. They sustain plant life, which feeds and shelters animals that feed animals higher up the food chain, ensuring healthy, biodiverse ecosystems. Human beings are a part of this web of life, and just like other species, we depend on its functioning. In fact, the vast majority of our most important and nutritious food crops rely on pollination.
But Bayer-Monsanto’s toxic Roundup® wipes out plants like milkweed to make room for massive pesticide-intensive industrial production of corn and soy which mostly goes to feed factory farms and fuel cars. Big Ag is turning diverse, life-filled landscapes into monocultures that destroy soil and wreck our climate. As a direct result of this, many of our pollinators are now facing extinction.
At Friends of the Earth, we are working to push back on Big Ag and save our endangered species. Our multifaceted strategy includes a push for a nationwide ban on neonics and other toxic pesticides that kill bees and butterflies. At the same time, we’re pushing grocery companies like Kroger to stop selling food grown with these chemicals. This is the kind of bold campaigning that can shift us away from pesticide-intensive agriculture and make pollinator and people-friendly organic food available for all.
Our plan has the power to win comprehensive protections for monarch butterflies, people, and the planet. But we don’t have much time, and we need your help to get there.
Will you stop Bayer-Monsanto from wiping out monarch butterflies and other pollinators with a $10 donation to Friends of the Earth?
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Every year, majestic monarchs journey thousands of miles from Mexico and California to Canada and the Northern U.S. and back again. It’s a truly remarkable, multigenerational journey that touches us all. It is one of planet Earth’s great migrations. But without urgent action, this migration could end, forever.
You can make a difference for the monarchs. Challenging giant agrochemical corporations like Bayer-Monsanto and some of the richest, most powerful industries in the world may seem daunting. They spend millions of dollars in efforts to spread misinformation, lobby the government, and stack the deck to avoid regulations.
But people power beats big money, and at Friends of the Earth, we’ve shown that over and over again. With your support, we’ve taken action, made calls, and secured game-changing victories that address root causes of this crisis. Earlier this year, after we and our allies pushed state and local governments around the country to ban Dow’s brain-damaging, bee-toxic chlorpyrifos, Dow committed to stop selling this poison.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. We’ve secured major wins and made groundbreaking progress with grocery and garden retails giants, and introduced and passed legislation to restrict toxic pesticides in a number of states. Now, we are going on offense with federal legislation and pressure on key government agencies like the Fish and Wildlife Service. Members like you are the at the heart of everything we do.
The monarch butterfly and other pollinators need us right now. With your support, we can hold corporations accountable and protect them for the long haul. Donate $10 to Friends of the Earth today.
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Thank you,
Lisa Archer,
Food and agriculture program director,
Friends of the Earth
