Butterfly migration

At the Joya Redonda Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, hibernating monarch numbers have multiplied tenfold. But is that enough to save the insect?

Evidence has been mounting that female monarch butterflies are better at flying and more successful at migration than males, and researchers from the University of Georgia have now come up with an explanation—but not one they expected.

The monarch migration is one of nature's most spectacular shows, and you can catch it every year in Michoacan, Mexico. Learn what months to go (and which to avoid), how to get to the remote reserves, and much more! #MonarchButterflies #Michoacan #Mexico

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One of the most surreal days I’ve ever experienced in my travels was a day spent at a forest sanctuary where the monarch butterflies spend the winters. I was honestly speechless, for one of the first times in my life. The only thing that kept my jaw from being permanently dropped was the fear that… Read More Monarch Butterfly Migration in Michoacan, Mexico | Photo Gallery

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The monarch butterfly’s journey from Canada and the northeastern U.S. to the mountains of central Mexico is the most evolutionarily…

Each spring, millions of Monarch butterflies migrate from Mexico north to the US. New research suggests that temperature plays a large role in signaling the butterflies to get moving. University of Massachusetts Medical School professor, Steven Reppert, tells host Steve Curwood that in the future, climate change could disrupt monarch migration.