Fortunately, in early November 2000, conservation organizations, local communities and the Mexican government took major steps to protect the monarch and ensure its future. Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo officially decreed a new Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve which will strengthen the previous preserve in two important ways - by connecting the current butterfly sanctuaries within the forest by a contiguous corridor and by implementing a system through which local people will be financially compensated for their lost logging rights in the preserve. Send them a message yourself. Below is a message that you can copy and send to your friends and colleagues to encourage them to join. This free Network allows you to communicate quickly and easily with decision makers such as the president, members of Congress, state legislators, federal agencies, and international organizations.
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