Por más de une semana las temperaturas congelantes han disminuido y las Monarcas despiertan de su fase de adormecimiento después de un frío invierno bajo cero Celcious en sus bosques de árboles de Oyamel.
Las colonias se reacomodan dentro de su mismo espacio moviéndose escasos metros alrededor y apurándose por encontrar néctar, agua y sol.
For over a week now, the plummeting temperatures have relinquished their grip, and the monarchs stir from their hibernation amidst the chilly embrace of the Oyamel tree forests.
Gail Morris returns to provide updates on the Western monarch population. Estela Romero continues to report from the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Volunteer observations in the US have been few. How might extreme weather events impact monarchs in February? With spring just around the corner, are you seeing milkweed yet in warmer regions of the US?
It had been a relatively peaceful winter overwintering season on the California coast. Then suddenly monarchs were confronted by fierce winds and pummeling rain last week just as they began to leave the groves. Everyone is wondering how the monarchs fared. Stephanie Tucotte traces their movements at Pacific Grove before the storm hit and how the monarchs fared after the storm.
