[Pollinator] Fwd: USFWS proposes to list Monarch Butterfly

[Kelly Bills]

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From: Robinson, Cal E <cal_robinson at fws.gov>
Date: Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Subject: USFWS proposes to list Monarch Butterfly
To: Robinson, Cal E <cal_robinson at fws.gov>

Dear conservation partner,



Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be announcing a proposal to
list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species with species-specific
protections and flexibilities to encourage conservation under Section 4(d)
of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We are also proposing to designate
critical habitat at the overwintering grounds in California.


Under the Endangered Species Act, our agency has flexibilities to tailor
protections for threatened species to prevent the further decline of the
species and facilitate recovery. Our proposed 4(d) rule incentivizes
proactive conservation efforts and allows actions that have beneficial or
minimal impacts to monarchs and that do not threaten the species’ overall
population.


This is a proposed threatened designation for the monarch butterfly, and
the monarch butterfly does not have federal protections at this time.
Through March 2025, we are gathering input through a 90-day public comment
period and encourage the submission of any new information. We will review
these comments and then we will ultimately issue a final rule. If listed,
protections would only go into place after the final rule is published.


The proposal to list the monarch butterfly and designate critical habitat
will appear in the Federal Register on December 12, 2024. The entire
proposed rule package can be found on regulations.gov by searching docket
number FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137.


We will be hosting a virtual presentation for stakeholders to go over the
proposal and take questions on Friday, December 13, at 3:00pm Eastern
(12:00pm Pacific). Follow this link to join us.
<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_M2U4MDU3ZTktOTU3ZC00ZjMwLWE1YjUtNDY5ZGZiMzYxNTJh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220693b5ba-4b18-4d7b-9341-f32f400a5494%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e4e3d5c6-8d20-481f-b5f3-d326f6854d9f%22%7d>



For frequently asked questions about this proposal and additional
information on the monarch butterfly, visit fws.gov/monarch
<http://www.fws.gov/monarch>


Thanks for all you do for conservation.


Sincerely,





Cal Robinson

Public Affairs Specialist

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office

cal_robinson at fws.gov

(916) 414-6702



-- 

Kelly Bills *(she/her)*

Executive Director

Pollinator Partnership

*kelly at pollinator.org <kelly at pollinator.org>* | 585.255.0962

San Francisco, California


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*I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded ancestral
homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples who are the original inhabitants
of the San Francisco Peninsula.*
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