[PCA] NEWS: The monarch massacre: Nearly a billion butterflies have vanished

[Smith, Catherine]

"This person"?  "Peddling"?  "Lack of consciousness (or knowledge)"?  A little arrogant and disrespectful, maybe?

Arguments can be made, pro and con, as to whether the Endangered Species List is a good way to protect the monarch.  This list might be a place to discuss policy, if uncommon or unpopular opinions are not personalized as was done here.

Activists for the monarch come in many forms--ordinary citizen, knowledgeable volunteer, agency professional, etc.   Action also takes many forms--creating habitats, raising and releasing butterflies, educating, seeking legal remedies, etc.  Open minds and varied methods are what we need.

Catherine F. Smith
Spring Mills, PA
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I notice that this person is peddling Buddliea davidii. While
she does include a disclaimer about there being states she
can’t ship to, she does not disclose why (the seriously
invasive nature of this species). This lack of consciousness (or
knowledge?) immediately makes me seriously question her
arguments for why listing per the ESA would be bad for Monarchs.
Note that she ignores that if listed, impacts to Monarchs would
have to be addressed in the pesticide registration and renewal
process. And a lawsuit requiring the same for approval of
pesticide manufacturing GMOs would likely be successful. So, if
the widespread planting of these GMOs is negatively impacting
Monarchs, this will provide a legal mechanism to address that.

-Steve

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On 2/11/15 at 1:37 PM, SMITHCATH at ecu.edu (Smith, Catherine) wrote:

>Adding to the conversation. . . .
>
>For another perspective, read Rose Franklin's  "Plausible
>Negative Consequences of Protecting the Monarch Under the
>Endangered Specieis Act" at  www.butterflybushes.com/press_room.htm
>
>For a perspective on planting milkweed, read "Which Milkweed to
>Plant for the Monarchs?" also at www.butterflybushes.com/press_room.htm
>Franklin is author of Fast Track Butterfly Gardening.  She
>gardens for butterflies including monarchs in central Pennsylvania.
>
>Catherine F. Smith
>Spring Mills PA
>
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:39 AM
>To: native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org
>Subject: [PCA] NEWS: The monarch massacre: Nearly a billion
>butterflies have    vanished
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/09/the-
>monarch-massacre-nearly-a-billion-butterflies-have-vanished/
>
>The monarch massacre: Nearly a billion butterflies have vanished
>By Darryl Fears
>February 9 at 4:47 PM
>The Washington Post
>
>Threatened animals like elephants, porpoises and lions grab all
>the headlines, but what’s happening to monarch butterflies is
>nothing short of a massacre. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
>summed it up in just one grim statistic on Monday: Since 1990,
>about 970 million have vanished.
>
>See the link above for the full article text.
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