Protecting the Monarchs

Monarchs may seem simple, but they lead complex and intricate lives.

Each year, unable to endure the harsh winters, Monarchs migrate up to 3,000 miles! Although still a little too complex for us to understand, we believe that Monarchs use wind and sun patterns to follow previous generations’ lengthy migrations patterns.

As much as we need the Monarchs, they also need each other. Monarchs stay in close clusters on the trees to stay wam. Tens of thousands of Monarchs can be on a single tree!

Monarchs are facing this difficult journey being made more difficult every year. With loss of migration path habitats, loss of milkweed (food for their caterpillar stage), and changing environments, these butterflies are classified as endangered. More efforts need to be made to help the Monarchs continue their complex journeys and help sustain their numbers.

These butterflies are so fascinating that they also took the front page of National Geographic for the second time this month.

Protect the Monarchs!