In just a few short months, the IFBE has signed on member's in all 50 states and 22 other nations. The independent physionom researcher had an idea. We must save our butterflies if we are to save ourselves, because butterflies are a necessary element in the reproduction of honeybees, and without honeybees we would have no food pollination, and possible world famine. We must become good stewards of the land. We can not rely on governments, organizations, or other individuals to do something.
Butterflies play an important role in the pollination of our world's food source.
It is known by scientists throughout the world that butterfly and honeybee populations have declined drastically over the past few years due to the decline of habitat, scarceness of host plants, and insecticide sprays. Schnauber is not new to the cause of protecting animal and plant life. He has been involved with animal and plant life since childhood while living on a boys ranch. Kraig Anderson, one of the Advisors to the IFBE and owner of Spineless Wonders, a consulting group which specializes in arthropod exhibits, education and project management for zoos throughout the United States, has been involved with the formation of the organization from the beginning. A biologist whose field of study centers on entomology, Anderson said he believes the federation serves to be very positive for the butterfly species.