The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently lists 35 species of butterflies (including skippers) as Threatened or Endangered. How did they get listed? The Monarch was petitioned for listing as Threatened in 2014, but last December the Service came to the conclusion not to list it. Why? What was involved in that decision? I will talk about some of my experience working with Threatened and Endangered butterflies and other insects, review the process of listing species under the Endangered Species Act, and what happened with the Monarch.
Ken Kingsley completed his Ph.D. in Entomology at the University of Arizona in 1985, and has spent most of his career working for SWCA Environmental Consultants and the National Park Service. His work on Threatened and Endangered species of insects has taken him from Hawaiian lava tubes to the Appalachian Mountains, from the prairie of North Dakota to caves of the Edwards Plateau in Texas.
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Photo: Dakota Skippers (Hesperia dacotae) @ Ken Kingsley