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For Immediate Release, March 17, 2021
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Congress Introduces Bill to Save Western Monarch Butterflies
Western Population Has Declined by 99.9%, Migration Collapsed
WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation today that would provide $125 million in emergency funds over five years to save the western population of monarch butterflies from extinction.
This monarch population is found primarily in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, and overwinters on the coast of California. This past winter, only 1,914 monarchs were recorded overwintering on the California coast the lowest number ever recorded.
The Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act (MONARCH Act) was introduced today by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Salud Carbajal
A letter sent to lawmakers Tuesday warns the beloved butterflies could go extinct without funding to support conservation efforts.
A Monarch butterfly sits on a tree trunk at the Sierra Chincua Sanctuary in the mountains of Mexico’s Michoacan state in 2011. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
WASHINGTON (CN) An annual $100 million in conservation funding on the federal government’s tab could help protect the monarch butterfly from extinction, according to a letter sent to lawmakers by more than 80 conservationist groups Tuesday.
Monarch populations, which once numbered in the billions, have been dying out rapidly in recent years, says the letter, spearheaded by the Center for Biological Diversity. Recent counts show an 85% decline in the eastern U.S. population that overwinters in Mexico and a 99% decline in the western population that overwinters in California.
Congress Urged to Provide $100 Million Per Year to Save Monarch Butterflies
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