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As Milkweed Disappears, Monarchs Are Fading Away (Op-Ed)

By Garry Rogers @Garry_Rogers

As Milkweed Disappears, Monarchs are Fading Away (Op-Ed)Last week, at a coffee farm in Costa Rica, I stumbled upon hundreds of butterflies, probably some kind of Heliconius species, all fluttering around a particular spot. Monarch butterflies in particular face a highly specific threat from humans: the weed-killer commonly known as RoundUp, or glyphosate.

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