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Monarch butterflies are at huge risk for extinction. According to the IUCN the numbers have fallen to about 2,000 in 2021.

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- "Monarch Butterflies added to the endangered species list"
www.nbcnews.com
- "Saving the Monarch Butterfly"
www.biologicaldiversity.org
- "What would happen if Monarch Butterflies went extinct?"
www.friendsoftheearth.org

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In order to save the monarch butterfly we must save the grasslands. What we can do as humans is stop using the grasslands and burning them down.

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Hypothesis on what would happen if the Monarch Butterfly went extinct.

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Hypothesis on what would happen if the Monarch Butterfly went extinct.

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If the monarch butterfly went extinct, birds and insects would lose a huge source of food for them. This would in turn create a chain reaction on a food web.

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Conditions affecting grassland biodiversity. 

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Conditions affecting grassland biodiversity. 

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The biodiversity for grassland is being impacted by burning and hunting. The main is affect is by us humans.

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Some animals that are competing with the Monarch butterflies are lizards, snakes, wasps, birds, and rodents.

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Monarch butterflies have many predators. Some include birds, spiders, and wasps. These predators do impact the species however the butterflies are also affected by parasites.

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Biotic factors of the monarch butterfly would be the need for food and shelter. Abiotic factors would be water and sunlight.

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Monarch butterflies live in grassland. Grassland is large lands made of grass. They are open and flat. They are located around forests and desserts.

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The monarch butterfly is becoming more endangered by the day for many reasons. The main ones being toxic pesticides and herbicides in plants and the ecosystem. Butterflies do not know when they are in contact with pesticides therefore end up in danger.