FINAL Fall Migration News: November 14, 2013 |
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Monarchs are now arriving at the winter sanctuaries in Mexico. How many survived the journey? Why do they fly across the continent to reach this special place?
This Week's Update Includes:
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Image of the Week | |||||||||
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News: They're Home! | ||||||||||
"After a long delay, monarchs are now reaching their final destination at their overwintering sites in central México," says Estela. The arrival was quite sudden. People reported monarchs in the sky, flying in from the north.
Late Arrival, Low Numbers Population Estimates Predicting This Year's Population Thank You, Citizen Scientists! |
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Winter in Mexico: Month-by-month Highlights | ||||||||||
Slideshow: Why is this place so special for monarchs? | ||||||||||
Millions of monarchs migrate to Mexico to spend the winter in an astonishingly small region. What conditions make the habitat in this region ideal for monarch survival? Learn about the unique microclimate of the monarch overwintering region. | ||||||||||
The Migration: Maps and Journal Page | ||||||||||
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This is the FINAL Fall Update. We're back Feb. 6, 2014 | ||||||||||