How can we help protect monarch butterflies and preserve their intergenerational migration from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico? Discover the important role you can play! Every year, hundreds of millions of monarchs roost and mate in the fir forests of Mexico’s Central Highlands—but this amazing phenomenon is at risk from a host of environmental impacts. Citizen science is a critical component of current efforts to collect data about the monarchs’ annual migration and breeding patterns. This community-led research informs monarch conservation initiatives across North America, helping scientists better understand the locations and numbers of monarchs and the milkweed plants that sustain them. Expedition Leaders Lilia Gonzalez and Annie Van Dinther explain how your contribution can be essential to combat declining butterfly populations, especially if you live along the path of the monarch migration. Learn how you can participate in conservation programs such as creating way stations, tagging butterflies to track their migration, and planting the right species of milkweed for your local ecosystem.
Originally presented June 3, 2021
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