Monarch Conservation: More Than Just Milkweed

When people think of monarch butterflies, they often think of milkweed. And rightly so. Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed and cannot survive without it. But the monarch-milkweed connection only covers half of the story; the caterpillar stage. Adult monarchs have their own requirements, their own resource needs that conservation efforts must also address...

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