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monarch butterfly
Monarchs Fight for Their Lives
Did you notice how few monarchs passed through this fall? Yesterday, the New York Times posted an editorial about the plight of monarch conservation. The…
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MonarchBase: the monarch butterfly genome database
Check out this new open access database of the monarch genome!
“As monarchs are famous for their long-distance migration, the biological interpretation of the…
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Monarch declines linked to breeding ground problems
The New York Times discusses dramatic declines in wintering monarch populations. Although the declines were noticed on the wintering grounds in Mexico, causes seem to…
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September 28: New movie about monarch butterflies coming to IMAX theaters
A new movie will soon to be released, which chronicles the migratory journey of the monarch butterfly. The movie also highlights the efforts of Fred…
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Mexico’s monarch butterfly reserve stops logging
August, 2012: Mexican officials used anti-logging patrols and incentives to protect wintering habitat of the monarch butterfly. Their efforts have been very successful and illegal…
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