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Monarch Butterfly
The monarch butterfly is renowned for its incredible multi-generational migration spanning thousands of miles. Declining milkweed habitat and climate change have caused dramatic population declines, making conservation action urgent.
What We Do
- Milkweed planting and habitat restoration
- Migration monitoring and tagging program
- Community science butterfly counts
- Pesticide-free zone advocacy
Details
- Habitat
- Meadows, fields, milkweed patches, overwintering forests
- Population Estimate
- Declining - down 80% since 1990s
- Scientific Name
- Danaus plexippus