By: Daniela Silva
The beautiful plight of the monarch may be coming to an end, the species are dying out and yes, we can witness the extinction of a wonderful species within our lifetime. Due to the heavy destruction of the milkweed plant the monarchs have already declined by 44% of their population becoming a critically endangered species.
The beautiful plight of the monarch may be coming to an end, the species are dying out and yes, we can witness the extinction of a wonderful species within our lifetime. Due to the heavy destruction of the milkweed plant the monarchs have already declined by 44% of their population becoming a critically endangered species.
The steady extinction of the species don't just affect the pollination of flora, but it also affects tourism and the jobs of many in California and mexico, where the Monarchs are big business; but what is killing the butterflies?
GMO corn,soybean crops and GMO herbicides is one of the leading problems of the butterflies resulting in the destruction of a majority of the milkweed plants which is the only plant the eggs can be laid on as well. With Monsanto owning 90% of the worlds crops, there is a limited amount of space for the monarch to actually flourish, which leaves it up to us, the people to take control and do something about it.
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