Well, SassyBloomer, what you say is true, but please remember, these folks ( the experts) do have degrees and have spent many years in the field studying these very issues.... which is something we can't or don't do. I don't ever try to sayI know more than these "experts". The point is that if the environmentalists and scientists don't raise the alarm nothing will be done AT ALL. So in retrospect, maybe they NEED to be doom and gloom sayers. If I can assume this Kunta butterfly you are referring to is not a native species, that just points out the importance of saving our OWN native species first, and then turn our efforts to world wide imperiled animals and insects.
This is exactly what we should do with our efforts to feed hungry people. Let's feed our own hungry people right here in the USA. Charity and good works begin at home.