Groups ask US protection for Monarch butterfly, blame GMOs

Three groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. They say the monarch population nosedived by 90 percent in two decades due to loss of habitat and widespread planting of genetically engineered crops in the Midwest. Many of the biotech crops are engineered to tolerate the… » Read More

The Ag Insider content is only available to members.
Exit mobile version