Monarch butterflies

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

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This turns out not to be a monarch but a viceroy butterfly. Thank you KevinMHall for your astute observation. Made Explore page for Interestingness

The Monarch is the largest butterfly seen in the British Isles and is also one of our rarest migrants. Known for its ability to travel large distances, the migrations in North America are one of the greatest natural phenomena in the world - where the adult butterflies can migrate from as far north as Canada to the overwintering grounds in Mexico, the west coast of California and Florida.

Download free image of Monarch Butterfly (Danais Archippus). Digitally enhanced from our own publication of Moths and butterflies of the United States (1900) by Sherman F. Denton (1856-1937). about butterfly, animal, art, vintage, and art public domain 403610

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.