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Don’t Miss a (Butterfly) Beat: How to Track the Monarch Butterfly Migration...
With recent rains and cooling temperatures, we’re hearing some upbeat news about the Monarch migration. Numbers will doubtless be low this year–probably the lowest in history. That said, the...
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Migration Update: Llano River Thunderstorms Stall Early Pulse of Monarch...
What a perfect weekend: friends and family gathered to assist in my annual Monarch Birthday Tagging weekend. Lucky me, my October 13 birthday falls smack dab in the middle of peak migration,...
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Dr. Chip Taylor to Address Commercial Butterfly Breeders in San Antonio Nov....
Dr. Chip Taylor, the founder of Monarch Watch at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, will address almost 100 professional butterfly breeders this week at their annual conference in San Antonio. Dr....
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Dr. Chip Taylor to Butterfly Breeders: Monarch Roosts May Occupy Only 1.25...
Dr. Chip Taylor, founder of Monarch Watch, told more than 100 butterfly breeders, enthusiasts and citizen scientists Saturday night that the entirety of this year’s migrating Monarch butterfly...
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Only Three Million Monarch Butterflies Make it to Mexico this Year
The dismal state of the Monarch butterfly migration came into closer focus this week, as reports from Mexico suggest that only three million butterflies had arrived at the ancestral roosts in...
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Summer Solstice, Pollinator Week, and Some Hopeful Monarch Butterfly News
Pollinator week is here (June 16 – 22), the Summer Solstice arrives this Saturday and Dr. Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch is bullish on Monarchs this season. First Monarchs spotted in Quebec this week....
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2014 Monarch Butterfly Migration: Worst in History or a Hopeful Rebound?
Moth week is behind us and next up on the pollinator calendar is the Monarch butterfly migration. The storied insects start moving south on their 3,000-mile fall migration from Canada to Mexico around...
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Llano River Ready for “Premigration Migration” of Monarch Butterflies
Email lists have been filled with optimistic reports on the Monarch migration in recent weeks. We’re feeling hopeful of a rebound. Folks from Canada to Pennsylvania sang a buoyant chorus: more...
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How to Track the Monarch Butterfly Migration from your Desk
Monika, ….I would love to see the migration at the Llano River. We have a 5th wheel [travel trailer] and have camped at the KOA on the Llano River in Junction, Texas…. Is this the area where we would...
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How to tag a Monarch butterfly in six easy steps
NOTE: The following post ran in September of 2012, but warrants reposting today. Happy tagging! One of the most common questions we get at the Texas Butterfly Ranch is how the heck do you tag a...
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Monarch butterflies heading our way, but not as many as we hoped
Monarch butterflies are heading our way, but their numbers are likely to be down this year. Climate change–combined with habitat loss and other threats–dealt a heavy blow to the population, which...
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Butterfly bonanza: Monarch tagged in Oklahoma netted on Llano River in Texas
A male Monarch butterfly, tag number WMX658, paused Saturday morning October 1 around 11 AM on a fresh Frostweed bloom along the Llano River. Netted and retrieved, the faded Monarch was photographed,...
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Dr. Chip Taylor to Butterfly Breeders: Monarch Roosts May Occupy Only 1.25...
Dr. Chip Taylor, founder of Monarch Watch, told more than 100 butterfly breeders, enthusiasts and citizen scientists Saturday night that the entirety of this year’s migrating Monarch butterfly...
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Only Three Million Monarch Butterflies Make it to Mexico for Day of the Dead...
The dismal state of the Monarch butterfly migration came into closer focus this week, as reports from Mexico suggest that only three million butterflies had arrived at the ancestral roosts in Michoacán...
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Summer Solstice, Pollinator Week, and Some Hopeful Monarch Butterfly News
Pollinator week is here (June 16 – 22), the Summer Solstice arrives this Saturday and Dr. Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch is bullish on Monarchs this season. Taylor has been updating the DPLEX list of...
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2014 Monarch Butterfly Migration: Worst in History or a Hopeful Rebound?
Moth week is behind us and next up on the pollinator calendar is the Monarch butterfly migration. The storied insects start moving south on their 3,000-mile fall migration from Canada to Mexico around...
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Llano River Ready for "Premigration Migration" of Monarch Butterflies
Email lists have been filled with optimistic reports on the Monarch migration in recent weeks. We’re feeling hopeful of a rebound. Folks from Canada to Pennsylvania sang a buoyant chorus: more...
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How to Track the Monarch Butterfly Migration from your Desk
Monika, ….I would love to see the migration at the Llano River. We have a 5th wheel [travel trailer] and have camped at the KOA on the Llano River in Junction, Texas…. Is this the area where we would...
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How to tag a Monarch butterfly in six easy steps
NOTE: The following post ran in September of 2012, but warrants reposting today. Happy tagging! One of the most common questions we get at the Texas Butterfly Ranch is how the heck do you tag a...
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Monarch butterflies heading our way, but not as many as we hoped
Monarch butterflies are heading our way, but their numbers are likely to be down this year. Climate change–combined with habitat loss and other threats–dealt a heavy blow to the population, which...
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