As part of their training, arborists from the Cerro Pelón Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, (see our Scientific and Research and Monitoring section) have spotted and photographed...
Monarch Migration
Each fall the monarch butterfly travels thousands of miles to spend the winter in the forests on 12 mountaintops in central Mexico. The monarch migration is the most spectacular two-way migration carried out by an insect.
The forests provide unique microclimatic conditions that allow monarchs to survive the winter. Forest degradation is putting this amazing migration in peril.
Click on the graph to enlarge and on this link to read how the numbers were obtained.
What We Do
The Monarch Butterfly Fund is meeting the challenge of preserving monarch butterflies and their spectacular migration through our conservation strategy that fosters healthy ecosystems and sustainable communities through Partnerships, Forest Conservation, Scientific Research and Monitoring, Education and Outreach, and Sustainable Development.