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ARCHIVE: El Rosario, Mexico – 27 November 2021
1. Various of monarch butterflies in the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
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Falls Church, Virginia– 9 December 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lara Drizd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
"We are announcing the proposed listing of the monarch under the Endangered Species Act. It will become a proposed threatened species. And we’re also proposing critical habitat and a 4 (d) rule." (referring to one of the tools in the Endangered Species Act for protecting threatened species)
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ARCHIVE: El Rosario Sanctuary, Michoacan, Mexico – 5 March 2023
3. Various of Monarch butterflies standing near river
4. Sanctuary El Rosario
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Falls Church, Virginia– 9 December 2024
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Lara Drizd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
"So the first step will be our public comment period. We have a 90-day public comment period. And during that time, we also have a couple of public hearings. So we’re really looking for a lot of input from the public, the general public, through those processes. So we have until March 12th. We also have a, sorry, we have a statutory deadline for a year from now to publish a final rule. So in that final rule, we’re incorporating all the public comments, we are, updating our rule with the latest information, the best available science. And so our final rule will incorporate all that."
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ARCHIVE: El Rosario Sanctuary, Michoacan, Mexico – 5 March 2023
6. Various shots of monarch sanctuary
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Falls Church, Virginia– 9 December 2024
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Lara Drizd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
"So, yeah, the fact that monarch butterfly is facing potential extinction in the, in North America, it’s an indicative of a larger trend of pollinator declines. So the monarch itself has really basic needs, right? It needs some wildflowers scattered across the landscape as a food source. And it also needs milkweed for its caterpillars. So that’s literally a weed. There are over 100 species. It occurs in all sorts of habitats from, wetlands to deserts. And so it’s really quite troubling to see that monarch populations are declining. And if there are enough flowers or if there aren’t enough flowers to feed monarchs, imagine all of the lesser known pollinators that aren’t getting the things that they need. So on the flip side, by helping monarchs and restoring this diverse native habitat, that’s pesticide free, we can really help a whole suite of other species. So it’s it’s, you know, it’s not great to see that the monarch is struggling, but, we really have a chance to save it. So."
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ARCHIVE: El Rosario Sanctuary, Michoacan, Mexico – 27 November 2021
8. Swarm of butterflies grouped together in branches
9. Butterflies standing on soil
10. Butterfly standing on branch
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Falls Church, Virginia– 9 December 2024
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Lara Drizd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
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ARCHIVE: Sanctuary El Rosario, Michoacan, Mexico – 5 March 2023
12. People with horse as butterflies fly in the area
13. Flying butterflies with sky background
STORYLINE:
U.S. wildlife officials will announce a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.
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