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Pennsylvania deepens its commitment to the monarch butterfly
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
A monarch butterfly flies from flower to flower to feed at Cape May Point State Park in Lower Township, N.J., Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.Lori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently joined the Monarch Joint Venture, a group of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, businesses, and academic programs working to protect the migration of the monarch butterfly across the U.S.
DCNR already promotes populations, including that of the monarch, through habitat creation and education and is in the process of expanding programs to more directly support the butterfly.
After a thorough assessment of the monarch butterflyâs status, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has found that adding the monarch butterfly to the list of threatened and endangered species is warranted but precluded by work on higher-priority listing actions. With this decision, the monarch becomes a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act, and its status will be reviewed each year until it is no longer a candidate.
âWe conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, transparent science-based process and found that the monarch meets listing criteria under the Endangered Species Act. However, before we can propose listing, we must focus resources on our higher-priority listing actions,â said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Aurelia Skipwith. âWhile this work goes on, we are committed to our ongoing efforts with partners to conserve the monarch and its habitat at the local, regional and national levels. Our conservation goal is to
U S Fish and Wildlife Service finds Endangered Species Act listing for mMonarch butterfly warranted but precluded triplicate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triplicate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Monarchs eligible for Endangered Species Act But, inclusion precluded by higher priorities Pictured is a monarch butterfly that was tagged at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. The listing of the insect under the Endangered Species Act Listing for Monarch Butterfly is warranted, but there are other listings that are a higher priority.
Beloved for their striking orange and black beauty and their annual trek across the Golden Belt, monarch butterfly numbers have plummeted in recent years. But, they will have to wait for increased federal protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday.