Migration Update: February 28, 2008 |
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This week: What does this boy's love of monarchs have to do with kids in Canada and the United States? >> |
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News from Mexico: Two Signs of Spring! >> | |||||||
Two important signs of spring were noted during the past week at the overwintering sites in Mexico. Teachers on tour with "Monarchs Across Georgia" report: The monarchs are moving down the mountain at the Sierra Chincua sanctuary. The dry season is in its fourth month now, and temperatures are climbing. The butterfly colonies begin to break up and move down the canyons in search of moisture. A second important change was noted. The group saw several mating pairs where none had been seen the week before. "Please plant milkweed for these monarchs' offspring!" wrote teacher Chris Robie of Roswell, Georgia.
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Monarchs are moving down the mountains, and mating is increasing now. |
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Conservation: How Students are Helping | |||||||
As part of last fall's Symbolic Migration, 1,439 classrooms sent over $11,000 for monarch conservation in Mexico through the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Foundation (MBSF). Today's two conservation stories from Mexico are about work that the children's donations are supporting. The goal of both projects is to take pressure off the forest by helping local people find new ways to live and work. |
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Two Conservation Stories from Mexico | |||||||
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Challenge Question #4: How many pesos to visit the sanctuary? | |||||||
These are entrance tickets for the monarch sanctuaries. The local people depend on this income from tourists. How much does it cost to visit? This Week's Question:
To Respond: Write in your journal and send us your answer for possible inclusion in next week's update. |
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Answer to last week's question |
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Get Ready for the Migration! Pre-migration Map | |||||||
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Links: Monarch Butterfly Resources to Explore | |||||||
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More
Monarch Lessons and
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The Next Monarch Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 6, 2008.
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