Losing crucial Kansas habitat, federal agency to decide whether to protect Monarchs
Losing crucial Kansas habitat, federal agency to decide whether to protect Monarchs Sarah Spicer, The Wichita Eagle Dec. 14—This week, a decision is expected as to whether the Monarch, the famously recognizable orange and black colored butterfly, will receive endangered species status in the U.S. Perhaps considered "native Kansans," Eastern Monarchs lay vast proportions of their offspring in the state, their caterpillars depending on Kansas' native milkweed as their sole food source. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide by Dec. 15 if the Monarch's plummet...
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