Dear Friends,
About a month ago, the Monarchs' arrival was heralded, bringing with it a significant drop in temperatures accompanied by occasional light rain. Currently, Mexico is experiencing the impact of several severe cold fronts, expected to persist for at least a couple of weeks.
Monarch overwintering sites are encountering temperatures reaching zero and below zero degrees Celsius, despite intermittent sunny spells during the day. The population status of the Monarchs in the sanctuaries remains uncertain.
Queridos amigos,
En cuanto se anunció la llegada de las Monarcas hace poco más de un mes, las temperaturas enfriaron considerablemente con ligera lluvia intermitente yendo y viniendo. Una serie de severos frentes fríos están afectando a México durante al menos un par de semanas al día de hoy.
Los sitios de hibernación de las Monarcas han estado cayendo a cero y bajo cero grados centígrados a pesar de los ratos de sol intermitentes durante el día.
Patrick A. Guerra, a neuroscientist and urban ecologist, explains how the contributions of community scientists in participatory science projects, such as Journey North, can help us answer the ultimate question in monarch butterfly migratory biology: How do monarchs find their overwintering sites?