SGC Admin: Sitting at backyard party recently, someone asked, “have you seen many monarch butterflies this year?” …. And we realised that we hadn’t.
Well it appears we aren’t alone, David Suzuki and other scientists have also noticed the decline… In fact an 80% decline from previous years, and apparently it’s the worst in 20 years. They don’t really know the reason why, but it could be contributed to the constant “raping” and destroying of native habitats.
We can help out these fabulous butterflies by planting in our gardens and our balconies, the type of flowers they can’t resist… These are nectar producing flowers such as the following…
Milkweed: This is imperative to their survival, less and less is growing.
Wild Bergamot
New England Aster
Black Eyed Susans
Flower Colours: Yellow: Pink:Orange:Purple..
Please Click Here to read Dr. David Suzuki’s article.
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