Monarch Population Status
30 July 2012 | Author: Chip TaylorA year like no other... There has been no year in the 117 years of climate records for the United States that matches what we have all experienced in the last 12 months. We have been tracking how monarchs are affected ...
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Monarch Population Status
19 March 2012 | Author: Chip TaylorThe size of the overwintering monarch population in Mexico is usually released in late January or February. Early reporting helps all of us plan for the season ahead. Unfortunately, for reasons that are not clear, this report wasn't released to ...
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Two-way Monarch Migration Map
13 May 2010 | Author: Chip TaylorWith the assistance of noted graphic artist Paul Mirocha of Tucson, Arizona we have created a two-way monarch migration map: Our goal was to produce a comprehensive map representing both the fall and spring migrations both east and west of the ...
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Monarch Butterfly: Top Ten Facts
15 April 2009 | Author: Chip TaylorAlthough 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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Monarch Watch Trip to Mexico (overview)
9 March 2009 | Author: Chip TaylorWe have just returned from our annual trip to Mexico to purchase tags recovered at the overwintering sites. This is just a brief overview of the trip - a more detailed report will be posted soon. We purchased about 1,000 tags ...
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Abies religiosa and Danaus plexippus
3 March 2009 | Author: Jim LovettDaniel Mosquin, Education and Technology Manager at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, recently posted some photos and video taken at the Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Reserve in Mexico. If you'd like to learn a bit more ...
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World on the Move: Great Animal Migrations
1 March 2009 | Author: Chip TaylorLast year at this time I was working with a BBC Radio crew in Mexico to record observations of the overwintering monarch population - as a part of their “World on the Move” series of programs in which they followed ...
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“Monarch River” at Cerro Pelon
21 January 2008 | Author: JimLast October, our tagging program was featured in an ABC World News segment ("A Nation on Monarch Watch"). This segment utilized some of my footage (shot in March, 2007) of streaming monarchs at Cerro Pelon in central Mexico. ...
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2007: Unusual Migration & Hotter Than Normal Fall
18 January 2008 | Author: JimTagging has shown that the timing and pace of the migration is generally quite predictable (see "Peak Migration Dates"). The pace of the migration was normal this year as the butterflies advanced from 50 degrees latitude in the north to ...
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Where Are They Now/Late Monarchs
3 December 2001 | Author: JimWe have been told over the years that the last of the monarchs that overwinter in Mexico arrive at the colony sites during the first week of December. This may in fact be the case. However, as I ...
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