WACO, Texas — One-third of the food we eat is at risk due to the climate crisis endangering butterflies and bees.
Scientists announced the monarch butterfly is dangerously close to extinction.
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Some wildlife experts say losing pollinators, including butterflies, would affect about 30 percent of the food supply.
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With one of the greatest threats to their population is loss of habitat along the butterflies annual migration that will pass through Central Texas before spreading northwards to Canada.
Baylor University is asking other to join their efforts in tagging monarchs and plant flowers during their migration in the fall to help with research and survival. With hopes to increase the pollinator population before it is too late.
