Monarch migration

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Thousands of Monarch Butterflies undergo an insane journey of thousands of miles.

As recently as the mid 1990s, a billion or more Monarch butterflies fluttered through US and Canadian meadows in the summer and headed to forests in central Mexico in the winter, but habitat loss, pesticides and climate change have endangered their population. Host Steve Curwood discusses a recent survey indicating a rebound in Monarchs with Tierra Curry, Senior Scientist with the Center for Biological Diversity, and learns what the US and Mexico are doing to ensure that the species…

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The monarch butterfly migration in Michoacan is one of the best and most beautiful hikes in Mexico. This is exactly how to add it to your travels through the country! #MexicoTravel #MonarchMigration

The precipitous loss of native vegetation across the United States has led to a dramatic decline of insect populations.

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.

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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Nature Notes: Naturalist Jim Gilbert recalls tagging a monarch that was picked up by an associate researcher in Mexico.