The popular Monarch butterfly suffers from habitat loss. I've listed ten ways you can help.

1. Learn and Teach

Have fun educating yourself on this bright and colorful creature. Teach your children and friends the value of butterflies. For more basic information on monarchs, see

• Wikipedia's entry on the Monarch butterfly
  
• Butterflies and Moths of North America's page on monarchs
  
• Threat of Extinction
  

2. Help Track Monarchs

Help scientists understand the monarchs' migration patterns.

• By volunteering to tag monarchs via Monarch Watch
  
• by surveying -- counting and recording -- the monarchs you see in fall and spring through Journey North
  
• by surveying monarch larva via the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
  

3. Encourage Monarchs in Your Own Backyard

You can provide habitat for Monarchs even in small spaces.

• Monarch Waystation Program
  
• Take Action
  
• Growing Milkweeds
  

4. Breeding and Rearing Monarchs

• Monarch Watch's article on rearing monarchs
  
• Raising Tips
  
• Butterfly Rearing
  

5. Support Organizations that Support Monarchs

Through your time, your purchases, or even your dollar, help monarch-related organizations out:

• Monarch Watch
  
• Journey North
  
• The Butterfly Site
  
• North American Butterfly Association
  
• Xerces Society
  

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