Efforts are being made to protect the vibrant monarch butterfly from extinction thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposing to add it to an endangered species list in 2025. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The once common sightings of the brightly colored monarch butterfly have become a rarer experience in recent years across Georgia and other travel paths during the pollinator’s annual migration across North America.
But the federal government wants to stop that trend. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Dec. 10 that it plans to add the monarch butterfly to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, granting it federal protections…