The Monarch butterfly has been added to an international endangered species list, but Southern Californians can help the species avoid extinction.
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Logging activity and deforestation were blamed for destroying the butterfly's habitat, while use of pesticides and herbicides in agriculture have killed both the butterflies and milkweed, the plant that larvae of the monarch butterfly feed on. Climate change has sped up the species' demise by fueling wildfires and severe weather, and worsening droughts like the one California is currently mired in.
Southern Californians, however, can do something to help local monarch butterflies thrive despite the challenges.
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