How can you save the endangered butterflies?

Answer 1

You can help them by planting a patch of milkweed in your garden on flowerbeds. Make sure to keep other bugs off of it so they don't eat the eggs or caterpillars. Don't spray it with any pesticides. This will kill them! Doing this will give them a safe place to lay eggs and for the caterpillar's to grow.

Answer 2

One way you can help the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) from becoming endangered is to plant Milkweed (Asclepias). Milkweed is the host plant for this particular butterfly and without it, there is no chance for the butterflies to be able to continue its life-cycle.

Another thing you can do is to stop using pesticides and insecticides. All of the chemicals that are being used today have caused the larvae (caterpillars) to die. Without caterpillars, you can't have butterflies. Even if you aren't spraying or using the chemicals directly ON the Milkweed, a lot of the overspray get into the groundwater, and systemics bring the poisons into contact with the plants. (Not to mention, think what these chemicals are doing to your pets' and your own family members' health! Is it any wonder cancer is on the rise?)

Promote conservation of parks. Help spread the word that we need to keep our environment clean. Pay attention to what is going on with the illegal logging in Central Mexico, in the Oyamel Fir Forests (this is where the Monarchs living east of the Rockies go in the winter each year). Help stop the development of the ocean-front areas of California; this is where the Monarchs west of the Rockies go in the winter.

Yes, there are a lot of different things you can do to help the Monarchs.

Answer 3

I would read up as much on it as possible then choose one of two options depending on the information you find. You could:

Contact Someone. Maybe your zoo has an insect portion and wouldn't mind doing a display for the butterfly. Maybe it eats harmful pests in your area and the community would benefit by the government releasing in the area. Maybe there's an organisation you can donate to. It all depends on what your research sews.

Raise Your Own. If you do your research and the butterflies turn out to be easily accessible, you have somewhere to keep a butterfly terrarium-thing, and they belong in your area or you have easy access to the place they belong then why not? If you're going to do this do more research. You need to know everything possible about them. Do not do this is ANYTHING is off, don't try to release them in the wrong area, don't feed them the wrong stuff, don't do anything the research doesn't say to do. You could end up doing more harm than good to the butterflies, local ecosystem, and your wallet.

Answer 4

By taking part in the annual 'Big Butterfly Count' from the RSPB. You count the amount of butterflies (and which species) in your garden or local park. Keep checking their website for the next one!

Answer 5

we can stop chopping trees and prevent the fire that is burning the forest

Answer 6

you could help a monarch butterfly by carefully lifting it up and taking it inside or to a doctor that knows how to help it.

Answer 7

build back its habitat