Monarch Population Status
6 August 2015 | Author: Chip TaylorIt appears that I’ve made another wrong turn. My monarch GPS keeps saying "Recalculating, recalculating." I get tired of hearing that refrain but when the GPS insists that you are off the preselected path, it’s wise to pay ...
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Monarch Population Status
27 January 2015 | Author: Chip TaylorWorld Wildlife Mexico in collaboration with SEMARNAT and CONANP and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) announced the total forest area occupied by overwintering monarch colonies early this morning in Mexico City. Nine colonies were located this winter season with ...
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Monarch Population Status
29 July 2014 | Author: Chip TaylorThose of you who follow monarchs closely are aware that the monarch population has been declining for the last 10 years with significant drops in the population each of the last three years. The number of trees and total area ...
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Monarch Population Status
29 January 2014 | Author: Chip TaylorThe overwintering numbers are in from Mexico and once again it’s bad news. The numbers are not a surprise; as early as May, we predicted that the population would be lower this winter. I’ll discuss our reasons for this expectation ...
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Monarch Population Status
29 May 2013 | Author: Chip TaylorWill this be a lean year for monarchs followed by another low overwintering population? A slow start, a small population and some predictions Monarchs are off to a slow start this year, with the number moving north in May at an all ...
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Monarch Population Status
14 March 2013 | Author: Chip TaylorThe World Wildlife Fund-Mexico / Telcel Alliance, in collaboration with Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), held a press conference late on the 13th of March 2013 to announce the results of the status of the ...
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Monarch Butterfly Survey Points to Lowest Numbers in 20 years
13 March 2013 | Author: Jim LovettPress Release March 13, 2013 Monarch Butterfly Survey Points to Lowest Numbers in 20 Years ZITÁCUARO, Mexico - The percentage of forest occupied by monarch butterflies in Mexico, used as an indicator of the number of butterflies that arrive to ...
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Monarch Population Status
20 August 2012 | Author: Chip TaylorIn early July I wrote the text for the pre-migration newsletter that goes out with the tagging kits in which I stated that there was no real basis for making a prediction about the size of the fall migratory population: "If ...
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Monarch Tagging Kits
20 August 2012 | Author: Jim LovettTags for the 2012 fall tagging season are still available but going fast - more than 75% of this year's tags have been claimed to date. If you would to tag monarchs this year, please order your tags as soon ...
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Tag Recovery Database Updated
30 May 2012 | Author: Jim LovettThe Monarch Watch Tag Recovery Database (monarchwatch.org/recoveries) has been updated - more than 16, 000 records now, in a searchable format. Check to see if any of your tags were recovered in Mexico this year :-) Tip: to generate a ...
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