Why there will always be monarchs

25 August 2023 | Author: Jim Lovett

Why there will always be monarchs: Reproductive rate, replacement, resilience and extinction by Chip Taylor, Director, Monarch Watch Last year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) to its Red List of endangered species. The simplified ...

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The pending decision: Will monarchs be designated as threatened or endangered?

14 June 2023 | Author: Chip Taylor

The pending decision: Will monarchs be designated as threatened or endangered? by Chip Taylor Introduction As many of you know the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), a division of the Department of the Interior, has been mandated to make a determination as to whether ...

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IUCN Red List and the status of monarchs

21 July 2022 | Author: Jim Lovett

The recent news about the IUCN's Red List does not change the status of monarchs in the U.S. In a December 15, 2020 press release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its decision with respect to the petition to ...

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ESA listing decision for the monarch

15 December 2020 | Author: Chip Taylor

In a press release today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its decision with respect to the petition to declare the monarch a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act: "After a thorough assessment of the monarch butterfly's status, the ...

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Monarch conservation in the age of Covid-19

2 April 2020 | Author: Chip Taylor

I consistently overestimate the market for milkweeds and I've done it again this year. As an optimist who wants to get milkweeds in the ground to compensate for habitat losses, I ask nurseries to produce more milkweeds than we have ...

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Gardening for monarchs in the age of COVID-19

19 March 2020 | Author: Chip Taylor

We appear to have entered a new era of uncertain duration, one possibly characterized by waves of reinfection by Covid-19. Yet, we must carry on with monarch conservation – somehow. We are in new territory. Our lives will change in many ...

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Grasslands, birds, monarchs, pollinators and more

11 February 2020 | Author: Chip Taylor

The world has been changing rapidly, but the changes are such that most of us aren't aware of what has changed or what is missing. As an ecologist, I'm alert to change but, like most people, I often miss the indicators. ...

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Monarch Habitat Restoration in Oklahoma

2 August 2018 | Author: Chip Taylor

Monarch Watch is continuing to partner with Tribal Environmental Action for Monarchs (TEAM) and Tribal Alliance for Pollinators (TAP) on habitat restoration efforts in Oklahoma. TEAM is a coalition of seven Native American tribal nations (Chickasaw, Seminole, Citizen Potawatomi, ...

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Milkweed Restoration in Oklahoma

5 May 2018 | Author: Monarch Watch

Monarch Watch is engaged in a number of projects that focus on habitat restoration designed to benefit monarchs and pollinators. One of these efforts involves a collaborative project with seven tribal nations in Oklahoma. The goals of the project involve ...

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Forgotten Victims of Harvey – the Pollinators

15 September 2017 | Author: Monarch Watch

We recently received the following account of the hurricane and the alarmingly low number of pollinators post-Harvey. ~Monarch Watch Forgotten Victims of Harvey – the Pollinators by Barbara Keller-Willy Director & Founder, Monarch Gateway President, Native Prairies Association of Texas (Written over the course of ...

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