The Center for Food Safety has filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seeking protection for the Iowa skipper butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. The government now has 90 days to make an initial determination. At one point, this bright yellow-orange butterfly was seen throughout the Midwest and Great Plains. The Center for Food Safety claims protection is needed due to the loss of native prairie and the use of crop protection products.
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