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WVU Extension Service specialist fuels monarch conservation efforts

Sheldon Owen speaks to crowd of people at Monarch Summit at WVU Jackson's Mill

Morgantown, W.Va. -- The future of West Virginia’s state butterfly, the monarch, is in danger. Populations have declined so much that it is at risk of being placed on the endangered species list — a move that could have regulatory and economic impacts for the state.