Overwintering Monarch Population 2007-2008
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 at 4:05 pm by Monarch WatchFiled under Monarch Population Status | No Comments »
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 ...
Crackdown on Illegal Logging in Mexico
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 at 9:19 am by Monarch WatchFiled under Mexico | No Comments »
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 ...