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Archive for February, 2008

Overwintering Monarch Population 2007-2008

7 February 2008 | Author: Monarch Watch

It’s official - the monarch population numbers are low again. Measured at 4.61 hectares, this year’s overwintering population is the third lowest since detailed measures of all overwintering colonies began in 1993. The three lowest populations in this 15-year record ...

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Crackdown on Illegal Logging in Mexico

5 February 2008 | Author: Monarch Watch

Nibble, nibble, nibble... Each year illegal logging nibbles away at the forests in the Monarch Biosphere Reserve. These activities originate with local residents in some communities and with outside businesses that hire and organize crews to invade forest plots, often at ...

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