Monarch numbers: trends due to weather and climate

27 March 2023 | Author: Chip Taylor

Monarch numbers: trends due to weather and climate Chip Taylor, Director, Monarch Watch The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be making a decision as to whether to list the monarch as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act as ...

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Monarch Watch Update February 2023

11 February 2023 | Author: Jim Lovett

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Monarch Watch Update January 2023

14 January 2023 | Author: Jim Lovett

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Monarch Population Status

4 January 2023 | Author: Chip Taylor

Status 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 Watch Update August 2022

23 August 2022 | Author: Jim Lovett

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Invitation to Monarch Watch 30-year events

5 August 2022 | Author: Jim Lovett

Come celebrate 30 years of Monarch Watch with us in Lawrence, Kansas! We are planning special events for September 15-17, 2022 and hope you will join us. Space is limited, so please reserve your place as soon as possible. Event ...

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Monarch numbers in Mexico: predictions and reality

24 May 2022 | Author: Chip Taylor

I 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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Development of the 2022 monarch population so far

18 May 2022 | Author: Chip Taylor

Predicting 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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When monarchs are like corn

17 May 2022 | Author: Chip Taylor

I received an email this past week (

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Monarch Puzzle Wrap Up

22 April 2022 | Author: Chip Taylor

I want to thank all of you who participated in the puzzle. I challenged you to come up with the same possible explanation I did for why first-generation monarchs appear to stop directional flight on specific dates in June at ...

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