Post by gakaren on Apr 5, 2015 9:30:57 GMT -5
A small drop in the bucket for them for something they helped cause! This is the whole snippet.
Agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. plans to commit $4 million to help stem the decline of monarch butterflies.
The St. Louis-based company said a $3.6 million donation will be made to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund.
One-third of the money matches what a federal wildlife agency is contributing, with the remaining funds set aside to mirror what other federal agencies offer over the next three years.
Monsanto also is offering $400,000 to aid experts and groups working on the butterfly’s behalf.
Environmentalists and scientists say the species has experienced a 90 percent decline in population. Most of the decline is blamed on habitat destruction due in part to weedkillers and herbicide-resistant plants such as those Monsanto and other agribusinesses offer.
The St. Louis-based company said a $3.6 million donation will be made to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund.
One-third of the money matches what a federal wildlife agency is contributing, with the remaining funds set aside to mirror what other federal agencies offer over the next three years.
Monsanto also is offering $400,000 to aid experts and groups working on the butterfly’s behalf.
Environmentalists and scientists say the species has experienced a 90 percent decline in population. Most of the decline is blamed on habitat destruction due in part to weedkillers and herbicide-resistant plants such as those Monsanto and other agribusinesses offer.
