Monarch Population Status
22 November 2011 | Author: Monarch WatchIn the last update of the eastern monarch population (late September) we noted that it would be interesting to see how monarchs cope with the lack of nectar and water in Texas. We knew that the migration would make it ...
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Monarch Population Status
22 September 2011 | Author: Chip TaylorThe following is a brief update on the status of the eastern monarch population. The leading edge of the migration has now reached northern Texas. As many of you know, we attempt to follow the monarch population closely. Based on our ...
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Monarch Population Status
2 August 2011 | Author: Chip TaylorMonarch Watch turns 20! We started our monarch tagging program in September of 1992 - it doesn't seem that long ago but I guess that we have been so busy that we lost track of the passing years. We began ...
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Monarch Population Status
26 April 2011 | Author: Chip TaylorI've been monitoring the reports of returning monarchs quite closely this spring. The pattern of the return this year is similar to that seen in 2006 but more exaggerated, with more monarchs moving into the mid latitudes (35-42N) than in ...
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Monarch Population Status
10 July 2010 | Author: Chip TaylorIf you have been following the news about monarch populations over the last 8 months, you know that the 2009 overwintering monarch population in Mexico covered a forest area of only 1.92 hectares. This figure represents an all time low ...
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Monarch Population Status
12 May 2010 | Author: Chip TaylorAbstract Monarchs are off to a good start and the population should increase modestly from now until the fall migration, assuming normal temperatures for the remainder of the breeding season. While an increase is likely, we still don’t have a good ...
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Post-Storm Status of the Monarch Colonies in Mexico
2 March 2010 | Author: Chip TaylorIn previous blog posts we have described the conditions during the breeding season that resulted in a small migratory population, provided the report from Eduardo Rendón (WWFMexico) indicating that the overwintering population was at an all time low (1.92 hectares), ...
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Monarch Population Status
19 February 2010 | Author: Chip TaylorThe last year has been tough on monarchs. Hotter than normal conditions for returning monarchs in the spring of 2009, followed by the fourth coldest summer since 1928 in the breeding areas and less than optimal conditions during the fall ...
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Monarch Population Status
18 January 2010 | Author: Chip TaylorEach December Eduardo Rendón from the World Wildlife Fund Mexico and a team of biologists search for and measure each monarch overwintering colony - those within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) and those outside this area as well. ...
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Monarch Population Status
20 October 2009 | Author: Chip TaylorRemember “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”? It’s a great story for kids and I’ve started to use the essence of the story to explain the ups and downs of monarch numbers. This metaphorical usage all started when I was talking ...
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