Yes, I Think Monarchs Deserve A Fighting Chance!

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Eastern monarch butterflies are having a really good year! The 2026 population increase is an encouraging sign after three decades of devastating declines, but monarch numbers are still far below their historic levels and below what scientists consider sustainable for the species. We have work to do if we’re going to make sure these essential pollinators are still here for future generations.

June is Pollinator Month, and if you make a generous contribution today, you’ll make a personal impact on our efforts to protect the fragile progress we’ve made for monarchs and defend science-based conservation every single day.

Scientists attribute the population increase in 2026 to significant rainfall feeding wildflower blooms along their migration routes and the success of local pollinator habitat conservation programs. Good weather is a boon to struggling monarchs, but bad weather could devastate their still-unstable populations.

We can’t ignore these mounting threats affecting monarchs, ROGER. Will you give now to help ensure monarchs and all imperiled species have a fighting chance to rebound?

The Trump Administration may have abandoned its duty to this beloved pollinator, but we will step up and fight for them. Will you step up for monarch butterflies today?

Depending on your location, you might be seeing monarchs in your neighborhood right now as they travel thousands of miles on their one-of-a-kind annual migration across North America. Their survival on this incredible journey—and the species’ survival—is jeopardized by ongoing and increasing threats, including unnecessary or excessive pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change-driven extreme weather. We can’t rely on the federal government to do the right thing. That’s why we’re asking for your help and your $30 right now.

Your gift will help support habitat restoration initiatives that increase the availability of native nectar food sources and the monarch’s caterpillar host plant—native milkweed—and help us protect and connect monarch habitats along migration corridors to help monarchs survive their journey. Can monarchs count on you?

You will also enable programs like our Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, which brings together mayors and other local leaders to create urban, monarch-friendly habitats and educate community leaders about the need to save monarchs. You’ll help fund community-based efforts like our Garden For Wildlife® program to help create healthy habitats for pollinators in their homes and communities using native plants. Will you help us make our world more wildlife-friendly today? Monarchs and all of our beloved wildlife are depending on us.

Thank you for being part of our wildlife community.

With Gratitude,
National Wildlife Federation Membership Team

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