BY SOPHIE LEWIS
DECEMBER 15, 2020 / 1:45 PM/ CBS NEWShttps://www.cbsnews.com/embed/video/?v=b757838fb084d02338ffe86f5eb294be#xVbbbtw2EP0VQY%2BFuaJEXRcoCicpmiCpY8RJC8QKFryMdlnrVlHy7jbwv3coaS92UCR5SW0YpsghZ%2BbM4Rl%2BdvnQN23J9%2B6y7wa4cO%2B1gsZdfnZ1D5Vxl7ef3X7fgrt07xvlXrha4dBXqeI0kySQgSKhooykRcRIxjLpKx7ymIVoW7W7d1C8sjveXQ1NHP%2Fx8W%2F6UVz9uX0evvrnt1qXr192q5dv3%2B4BrU05rNGy5v3QAan0uuO9rtekamreyY1Bk173pQ3larRZOr8fjJwzIwV3aIKDYijLb9ohed3UWvLy%2FbdY97oC0%2FOqdZd%2BTMM0zPAf%2FqDnwVo3tbsMaHb6fMMFlHgqZcsgwwPK6bvG8BDPiq%2FBWMCNxWnT961Z5l7uSWFq2JpggQON%2FnotF7Kpcm8ziNzTudflXkADmnu%2Bn3s0zT2VZQWEISNxFAAJ%2FVQRkSYxSYJEZqksIg5Z7vWboRI112XuxSHdsRhP4IEUWYG7OAsyGgkQaRgrJmTCApZGce5hKFNhDkD4WUBJlLLIp2Q%2BZ%2FFXu8b0Nj88Dz9I6S6xR6RU%2BSxJs1BENE0BikKwVGZ%2BwahPgyz7jkQeLty2g3sN2w9d%2BSgj05ZawoJX5XqhG0SvxSzuA%2Fyzdyf3vsb13JsPzj33eOHOzm%2B7Ri3wto0rixm%2FCbP5A10hapvSPIXOT%2F2EZkmSRRHFqtm0aLwaDStueugWFRvSg9fgh7stmq7iPbrlrQVxvB65tyNVC%2BsP796gxfAE7O12%2BziWGeT%2FlIkRVG1eVW1jPbvLgpcGhQ1lTstR2Cw%2FAx77jKecJBHSy%2FchIJnyA0KpnxaQckoFPWmSGWrF9%2Biiq9GV5biGznpD2bydV53D6ickDu%2Bg7t9bj1e8sopyM9n8%2FuUJz%2FaTye1Tm0%2FIQGi1aRSu%2BhgLcGO1xfVtYLCu0MW0MLRIKGOOqfKyvJQSZ56Vjbw7Ko35YKC7GYSRnRagjuambWrTdAe7DewuX0DBh9IWil7grzvOPjvNsuwijC4iq2Z9x%2BWdjRehxQIZ2XQwjpFdjFK8hzEqbIibnj%2B7uZrLaEU3xqmfrEv8qM3K9Ku1RcpWeprh7YrbfK9y79J9eLA63VrCmO%2FTl8Our1%2FMBVditatsQNWwu%2B6aFrp%2B%2Fxr2ljBhAopHMfMT5UdhhqofMMZZ7D5gwSvo%2BajhiEYP670d49ymURPXoVZjBjOfChjZq4i0LQJsX52bLEaO1bCVPXU7HKLE4OBI%2Ft0G76FsyhLkdIOO23Lv6dm594s2q7JZr0GtdP0ztcp2XjRtfq25KC0hpicA7xDDEi4HjL%2Bz3fvWZTSWmL0iEQslCaOEEiESQTKJN13KDGQWWOI%2F2nrgtWlaZLtTwlabM6PxXRDQlKtIRYTJMMSXBIqwCJQimYAoFKlgkiXuccv1IF5gTuM%2BVG28r37k%2BOkyjJbnZoc2julUrcNVpWs9VgaxchTga8c4WBFerwGBckwLUoNxUAD7CVAHderQ8h0x9KgjRbl3cheX%2Bg04otP1ndMUjq0Bbw3k7pn3QyXrHguymmct448Fm0ClMacxjQWBIIoIEioivPAFCSAJMpmyQhWFxeu074CoLPHZ0IMjNzYHa6OwociDawXmDuVu1MEXcG%2Fhcq0orQ8G9sKs7APPKgn%2Bf6mtUN66w1gfO3MzOUTbwcxG815UGqsX%2Bh6cLQh3FtaxmEVCFaRMYAmhmESVs4IS7Ly%2Bn2IjTybFONPF8XTMRqOqhEcIb5qhkyOIwjizIIiO1%2Bq65L3tIaO7%2BeavbHCrU872cz59trA%2BgZd6qCzfscyFLs%2BW7QY0gdoiZbug%2B3D2Jnza%2Fb9oSFNnHLlGHnONTFwjJ66RmWvkxDXSbzq8slDj6kw5cqTc2MwqUJpfNxgmms9VKIGruab%2Ff4A2ihnxH%2BBt1MCvJv0Nz4SHh38B
Trump administration officialsannouncedTuesday that thebeloved monarch butterflyis a “candidate” for federal designation as a threatened species — but will not receive the designation for several years, as there are other priorities.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was asked to protect the butterfly in 2014, with a decision expected this week. However, officials proposed Tuesday listing the monarch under theEndangered Species Actin 2024, delaying several legal protections for the butterfly and its habitat.
Charlie Wooley, head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Great Lakes office, said that the species’ status will be reviewed annually, “until it is no longer a candidate.”https://www.cbsnews.com/newsletters/widget/e879?v=b757838fb084d02338ffe86f5eb294be&view=compact#zVPLbtswEPwVgmcz1tOWdEuRAu2lCJD2VBcBH6uIiEQKJGXDCPLvXUpy7PZeoDdpd2Yfs8M3asegrfG0eaMgrQLaUKj2Nd3Qo4YT%2Fkk7jFwGDIzW6wjG4L33EMgnq870fUOD4%2FJVm5dYRPvPhoseFG2Cm2BDuQta9nA%2Fhc66rxj%2BSfNkJxUvFSvzQrKi3CdMiL1gtczLRMoaZJ3RX39Rv%2FEBItnbsdNAejhpfwOKlWmWVFyVqmS5LApWqBQLZ0qxWkBZiErkMt%2FTD8rjJB54gJmXJSzNWFqStGqKsrmFfdehjyBcZxgJV4M22uPKUQqioOdnT8Aobl7AgSJ%2BBKnBk9HZAHIGtdaRwRruZEfEFAK4tj%2BTA8VU6IAIp80rsS2Rtu%2F56OFAb7qfR5ivYAKY8LxGMR%2FBS%2F1F1GTHk12yEwyysmRFnZaMt6lgGeyzWlZ5q9o26nXlXRSVvR5QByK7uEPEKDhqeWmtwL8GO2JL7R%2FgGOWKZuAvF4CBk3%2FWAQYMo0PgiwYX607zfWLkaWmIWIwtoZXrwI9oP30EcgKBOeyk5XzMdp8oqHKBJ4SWpSlkjOdtwpKsTtOqSKt9WV8IyypL9cmDW6tzg003FPfTgTbFh6hPdnJyllV4EsdHkHDcqMeeB7zWMA%2BAyXm1OO7zVYX4u%2FZbEXEK4L2ehvgC8PCt7m%2FSkYAQMFE7zKr4ZmScTUve%2F3A9hrsQRt8ctoft6XS6W4l3%2BPYO2%2Fh12M7uY3%2B6jy3uY1f3sdV97Oo%2BFjoHeF6D2dWE7MOEh%2B16yv9jilXWf97t%2Ff03
“We conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, transparent science-based process and found that the monarch meets listing criteria under the Endangered Species Act. However, before we can propose…
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