The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has plummeted by 80% to 95% since the 1990s, depending on the region and monitoring method. A major cause of the species’ decline is deforestation ...

Forest monitoring found that only five hectares of the core zone were affected, mainly due to natural causes and marginally due to clandestine logging. Mexico City – Five hectares of the Monarch ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The population of monarch butterflies in the Mexican forests where they spend the winter fell to the second-lowest figure on record this season, offering a grim snapshot of the ...

Planting Oyamel fir trees in Mexico's Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Monarch butterflies find refuge in Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, where Butterfly Pavilion’s reforestation ...

FILE - Monarch butterflies land on branches at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. The number of western monarch butterflies overwintering in California dropped 30% ...

MICHOACAN, Mexico (WHTM) — Just reading about their 3,000-mile migration south to a specific cluster of trees in a Mexican forest is impressive enough. Actually getting to touch and tag a few of them ...

Wondering what animals live in Mexico? This article showcases 40+ native Mexican animals from diverse species and the ...

EJIDO LA MESA, Mexico — As a boy, Francisco Ramirez Cruz loved hiking with his grandfather up into the mountains of central Mexico. While the old man grazed sheep or hunted for wild mushrooms, Ramirez ...

Absence of large-scale illegal logging and fewer extreme weather events contributed to the decline. Deforestation in the core zone of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico decreased by ...