What
tales do tagged monarchs tell?
Claire and Camille are among the thousands of citizen scientists across North America who tag monarch butterflies every fall as part of the Monarch Watch program. Everybody hopes the monarchs they tag will make it to Mexico. Yet people like Claire and Camille can learn new information about monarch migration — no matter if, when, or where the butterflies they tag are found again. Why do you think people tag monarch butterflies? What information are they hoping to discover?
Claire and Camille are among the thousands of citizen scientists across North America who tag monarch butterflies every fall as part of the Monarch Watch program. Everybody hopes the monarchs they tag will make it to Mexico. Yet people like Claire and Camille can learn new information about monarch migration — no matter if, when, or where the butterflies they tag are found again. Why do you think people tag monarch butterflies? What information are they hoping to discover?
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Take a look at pictures of the girls tagging with their neighbor, Jim Gagnon.
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Read more true stories about tagged monarch butterflies in this week's update.
Photos: Jim Gagnon