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Monarch Sanctuaries


Every autumn, a hundred million or so young monarch butterflies complete a migration of up to 2,500 miles from where they were born. From the Rockies to the Atlantic coast, from as far north as southern Canada, they funnel into a small area of central Mexico. There they occupy tree roosts at 9,000-10,000 feet elevation on about a dozen mountainsides. In March, they mate and the females start dispersing northward. About four generations later, it starts again. This PBS NOVA special tells the story.
monarch license plate
monarch license plate
Mexico Route 15D en route to Zitacuaro
Mexico Route 15D en route to Zitacuaro
Zitacuaro street scene
Zitacuaro street scene
Rancho San Cayetano grounds
Rancho San Cayetano grounds
vermillion flycatcher, Macheros
vermillion flycatcher, Macheros
on horseback, Cerro Pelon
on horseback, Cerro Pelon
Cerro Pelon
Cerro Pelon
monarchs on a bush, Cerro Pelon
monarchs on a bush, Cerro Pelon
on the branch of a pine (not an oyamel), Cerro Pelon
on the branch of a pine (not an oyamel), Cerro Pelon
monarchs and mountains, Cerro Pelon
monarchs and mountains, Cerro Pelon
monarchs and sky, Cerro Pelon
monarchs and sky, Cerro Pelon
maybe these don't need labels...
maybe these don't need labels...
just look...
just look...
g3/99/416599/3/110147301.9TXurycD.jpg male monach
male monach
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g3/99/416599/3/110147311.Gw2pKJbo.jpg g3/99/416599/3/110147304.ByxPVP20.jpg g3/99/416599/3/110147308.VxIszShG.jpg cluster on oyamel, Cerro Pelon
cluster on oyamel, Cerro Pelon
cluster on oyamel, close-up, Cerro Pelon
cluster on oyamel, close-up, Cerro Pelon
sheesh
sheesh
Agua Blanca, in Rio Tuxpan Canyon
Agua Blanca, in Rio Tuxpan Canyon
cobblestone road to Agua Blanca
cobblestone road to Agua Blanca
jacaranda tree, Agua Blanca
jacaranda tree, Agua Blanca
tree, canyon, Agua Blanca
tree, canyon, Agua Blanca
Agua Blanca resort
Agua Blanca resort
Agua Blanca resort
Agua Blanca resort
palm trees, Agua Blanca
palm trees, Agua Blanca
mineral pool, jacaranda blossoms, Agua Blanca
mineral pool, jacaranda blossoms, Agua Blanca
mineral pool, jacaranda blossoms, Agua Blanca
mineral pool, jacaranda blossoms, Agua Blanca
roosting zebra butterflies (Heliconius charithonia)
roosting zebra butterflies (Heliconius charithonia)
dove, Agua Blanca
dove, Agua Blanca
enormous tescalama (strangler fig) tree with imposing root, trunk and branch structures
enormous tescalama (strangler fig) tree with imposing root, trunk and branch structures
precipitate precipes, Agua Blanca
precipitate precipes, Agua Blanca
burro rider, Rio Tuxpan canyon
burro rider, Rio Tuxpan canyon
zocalo, Jungapeo
zocalo, Jungapeo
El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary entrance
El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary entrance
drinking butterflies, Caņon de los Caņejos, El Rosario
drinking butterflies, Caņon de los Caņejos, El Rosario
drinking monarchs, El Rosario
drinking monarchs, El Rosario
dead monarchs, El Rosario
dead monarchs, El Rosario
revived in the sunlight, El Rosario
revived in the sunlight, El Rosario
mating on the ground, El Rosario
mating on the ground, El Rosario
flying monarchs, oyamel trunk, El Rosario
flying monarchs, oyamel trunk, El Rosario
flying monarchs, El Rosario
flying monarchs, El Rosario
flying monarchs, El Rosario
flying monarchs, El Rosario
monarch decorations, Angangeuo
monarch decorations, Angangeuo