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Thanks to Paul Opler for bringing to our attention the new educational web =
site: http://www.mesc.nbs.gov/butterfly.html. I was impressed with the site=
, all the resources it listed, and I am sure younger children will enjoy th=
e coloring page with large pictures of monarch egg, larva, pupa, and emergi=
ng adult that can be downloaded and copied.

I also took a look at the Discovery Channel site: http://www.exn.net. Howev=
er, to view information concerning the recent interview with Dr. Brower, an=
d a copy of a report on the Status of the Monarch Butterfly in Canada (same=
as the one posted on the Monarch Watch Site, minus the excellent distribut=
ion map) you need frames.

Go to the site, and click on =22=40discovery.ca ENHANCED=22. Then go to the=
bottom of the next page and click on =22FIND=22. In the space for typing a=
search string, type in =22monarch and butterfly=22, and then click on sear=
ch. Your EXN search results will appear, and click on the items noted. Ther=
e may be an easier way to access this information, but this worked for me. =
20

The page describing Dr. Brower's interview the other night also has a spot =
to click on to hear a real audio clip of the feature interview. Again, your=
computer will have to have the capacity to play this item.

The weather in Ontari=3D has been really very warm over the past few days. =
It wouldn't surprise me at all of some very early monarchs trickled into th=
e province in early May if this weather keeps up. In Toronto it is 17 C or =
about 62 F, but I have to remember that the reflection of the sun off of th=
e pavement and buildings makes it seem much warmer in the city. I am sure a=
long the shoreline of Lake Ontario - say at Presqu'ile - things remain cool=
as the water temperature is cool. North of Toronto, in the forests, snow r=
emains on the ground. In the far north - say Thunder Bay on Lake Superior -=
I am told there is a lot of snow in the forests - 2 feet or more depending=
on how well areas are shaded. We noticed this during our last trip to Mexi=
co. Inside the forest and shaded areas, the temperature was quite cool. Onc=
e you got out into the sun, the sunlight and heat reflected off of the grou=
nd and vegetation really warmed things up=20

Don Davis

Toronto, ON

donald_davis=40stubbs.woodsworth.utoronto.ca

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