Monarch Population Status
21 March 2023 | Author: Jim LovettThe WWF-Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance, in collaboration with the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR), announced the total forest area occupied by overwintering monarch colonies ...
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Monarch Population Status
4 January 2023 | Author: Chip TaylorStatus of the eastern monarch population (as of December 2022) I've said it before, but it bears repeating. Monarch numbers each season are largely due to the timing and numbers from one stage in the annual cycle to the next. Habitat ...
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Monarch numbers in Mexico: predictions and reality
24 May 2022 | Author: Chip TaylorI was wrong, really, really wrong, and I'm happy about it. The numbers are in and they are much greater – 2.84 hectares – than I predicted. In my January 6 post "How many hectares in 2021-2022?", I went to ...
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Monarch Population Status
24 May 2022 | Author: Jim LovettThe WWF-Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance, in collaboration with the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR), announced the total forest area occupied by overwintering monarch colonies ...
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Development of the 2022 monarch population so far
18 May 2022 | Author: Chip TaylorPredicting how the population will develop each year is a challenge. As recently as the 22nd of April, we posted a rather dismal account of the status of the population. This assessment was based on reports to Journey North, iNaturalist ...
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Monarch Population Status
22 April 2022 | Author: Chip TaylorI have looked at a lot of monarch and weather data over the years in attempts to understand the factors that influence the development of the population. These factors include the number of monarchs returning to Texas from Mexico, whether ...
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How many hectares in 2021-2022?
6 January 2022 | Author: Chip TaylorEach year, at about this time, I administer a test – to myself. I have one question. How big, in term of hectares*, will the overwintering population be this year? Technically, I fail the test every time and expect to. ...
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Monarch Population Status
17 August 2021 | Author: Chip TaylorThe migration is underway! EASTERN MONARCHS As you may remember, earlier I offered that the recolonization this past May and early June of the summer breeding area was quite favorable. Monarchs generally arrived on time and in good numbers leading to a ...
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Monarch Population Status
25 February 2021 | Author: Jim LovettWorld Wildlife Fund Mexico in collaboration with CONANP and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) announced the total forest area occupied by overwintering monarch colonies today. Nine (9) colonies were located this winter season with a total area of 2.10 ...
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Monarch Population Status
1 May 2020 | Author: Chip TaylorAs of yesterday (30 April), the numbers are only 4 and 16 and that’s the way I like 'em. The 4 is the number of sightings of monarchs North of 40°N on the Journey North website. Four is enough, I ...
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