# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCXAtgLp3Rf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/24838205-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/15efb28caf.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-11-14T17:06:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

Monarch butterflies urgently need help! 🦋

Threatened by insecticides, climate change, and loss of milkweed due to herbicides and sprawl — their populations have faced drastic decline.

We petitioned the USFWS to list monarchs as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The Service agreed that these pollinators deserve protection — but instead of granting it, the agency put the butterfly on a waiting list.

They need protections now, before it's too late. 

#butterfly #monarchbutterfly #invertebrates #butterflies #wildlifeconservation #pollinator #endangeredspeciesact

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## Tags

butterfly, monarchbutterfly, butterflies, endangeredspeciesact, invertebrates, wildlifeconservation, pollinator

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