Monarch Population Status

19 February 2010 | Author: Chip Taylor

The 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 ...

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Angangueo Storm – Putting it into Perspective

18 February 2010 | Author: Chip Taylor

It seems to be part of the human condition to assign blame whenever things go horribly wrong. Had this or that not been done, the destruction in Mexico might not have been as bad, but it would have ...

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Monarch Population Status

18 January 2010 | Author: Chip Taylor

Each 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 Taylor

Remember “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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Birthday Surprise – Thank You!

8 September 2009 | Author: Chip Taylor

As some of you may know, I took an extended vacation in Alaska this summer. While there I kept in touch with my crew, Jim Lovett and Ann Ryan, and though I kept up with some email communications, I let ...

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Monarch Population Status

5 September 2009 | Author: Chip Taylor

As many of you know, the fall monarch migration is well underway. In July when I wrote the text for the Premigration Newsletter (available for download at monarchwatch.org/tagging) it was already clear that the fall migration would be modest and ...

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Monarch Population Status

21 July 2009 | Author: Chip Taylor

The number of migrating monarchs this fall should be similar to those observed in each of the last three years and the total area occupied by monarchs at the overwintering sites in Mexico should once again be close to five ...

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Climate Report 2008

29 April 2009 | Author: Chip Taylor

If I’m paying attention, I can find information about the environment every day in newspapers or on major websites that cover national and international news. The stories are often disturbing and I tend to make a mental note of the ...

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Monarch Butterfly: Top Ten Facts

15 April 2009 | Author: Chip Taylor

Although monarchs get lots of press, news accounts and video productions often contain errors and misrepresentations that detract from the quality of the productions. The source of these errors is not clear but a quick scan of a number of ...

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Phenology 2009

2 April 2009 | Author: Chip Taylor

Remember “phenology”? This term was new to many of you last year when I tried to recruit Monarch Watchers to observe and report the seasonal development of milkweeds and nectar plants used by monarchs. Phenology seems like a strange word and ...

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