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

Fri Feb 13 20:37:19 CST 2015

Unfortunately much of the thrust of our efforts as a community is in planting to begin with, and so we have these endless, albeit helpful, conversations. As an alternative to protecting native local genotypes, we on Long Island are working on a Heritage Milkweed Program focussed on preserving Asclepius in situ, for a start on County publicly owned sites. This brings attention to what is growing already in the wild and preserves the patches that, once identified and showcased, grow like topsy. There is also an opportunity for private properties to be located on the database for those who wish to landscape their sites by designing with volunteers from the wild blended with garden elements already there. 

Karen Blumer
Shoreham, NY

> On Feb 13, 2015, at 3:18 PM, Geyer, Dorothy <dorothy_geyer at nps.gov> wrote:
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> She also has very little host and nectar plants that are native, which according to Doug Tallamy is critical to the health of all butterflies.  Its nice to see that she is selling common milkweed though. 
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> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:02 PM, Steve Erickson <wean at whidbey.net <mailto:wean at whidbey.net>> wrote:
> 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.
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> -Steve
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> On 2/11/15 at 1:37 PM, SMITHCATH at ecu.edu <mailto:SMITHCATH at ecu.edu> (Smith, Catherine) wrote:
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> Adding to the conversation. . . .
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> 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 <http://www.butterflybushes.com/press_room.htm>
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> For a perspective on planting milkweed, read "Which Milkweed to Plant for the Monarchs?" also at www.butterflybushes.com/press_room.htm <http://www.butterflybushes.com/press_room.htm>
> Franklin is author of Fast Track Butterfly Gardening.  She gardens for butterflies including monarchs in central Pennsylvania.
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> Catherine F. Smith
> Spring Mills PA
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/09/the- <http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/09/the->
> monarch-massacre-nearly-a-billion-butterflies-have-vanished/
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> The monarch massacre: Nearly a billion butterflies have vanished
> By Darryl Fears
> February 9 at 4:47 PM
> The Washington Post
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> 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.
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> See the link above for the full article text.
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