Endangered Species Act

How Should Pesticide Use Be Addressed in the Monarch 4(d) Rule? USFWS Wants Your Input

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As part of this proposal, USFWS is developing a 4(d) rule, which aims to provide targeted protections for the monarch while offering flexibility to balance conservation with the production needs of stakeholders, […]

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Submitting Comments, Attending Public Meetings: How Farmers Can Engage on the Proposed Listing of the Monarch

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This move aims to protect the iconic pollinator whose population has seen sharp declines over recent decades. For farmers, this proposal represents an opportunity to participate in shaping how agricultural landscapes and […]

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Farmers for Monarchs Urges Ag Community to Continue Conservation Efforts, Participate During Comment Period as Monarch Butterfly Proposed as Threatened Species

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Farmers for Monarchs encourages farmers to continue their conservation efforts for the monarch butterfly following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) proposal to list the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The agriculture community’s ongoing contributions are essential to monarch habitat preservation, and those efforts must continue during this decision process. […]

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The 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat Explained: Flexible Conservation Benefiting the Monarch and the Farmer

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Listen to the audio article of this post. This is the second installment of a three-part series detailing the listing process under the Endangered Species Act for the monarch butterfly. Welcome back to Farmer for Monarchs’ series on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing process for the monarch butterfly. In our first post, we examined […]

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Charting the Monarch’s Future: The ESA Listing Decision and its Impact on Farmers Explained

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Listen to the audio article of this post. This is the first installment of a three-part series detailing the listing process under the Endangered Species Act for the monarch butterfly. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is expected to publish a 12-month finding on the listing status of the monarch butterfly […]

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Final Monarch Listing Decision Timeline Among Topics Addressed at FFM Plenary Meeting

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Where are the monarchs now? The monarch migration is now moving through Iowa and has entered northern Kansas. By the week of September 25th they should reach central Oklahoma. The first monarchs usually reach the border with Mexico in the first week of October. Follow their migration at Journey North. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s […]