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Winged Messengers: How Monarch Butterflies Connect Culture and Conservation in Mexico

Every year at the beginning of November, Mexico is set alight with the sights, smells and sounds of its Día de los Muertos (Day of…

How to save the endangered monarch butterfly

LISTEN: Jose Luis Alvarez, co-founder of Forests for Monarchs, and Martha Askins, a retired lawyer, discuss the beauty of the monarch butterfly, and conservation efforts to…

Contepec se dedicó a plantar árboles y sembrar vida en “La Golondrina” del Cerro Altamirano

El Ayuntamiento de Contepec convocó a participar en la “Campaña de Reforestación” en el lugar denominado “La Golondrina”, ubicado en las inmediaciones del Cerro Altamirano,…

How The Mexican Avocado Industry Is Helping Save The Monarch Butterflies

(BPT) - Pollinator species like birds, bees and butterflies are essential to the survival of plants that bring us fruits and vegetables. But many of…

Planting a forest to protect Mexico’s butterflies

Monarch butterflies are a deep orange with black, tiger-like stripes, and white spots along the edges of their wings. They look spectacular - especially during…

The Mexican man who planted a forest

Monarch butterflies are a deep orange with black, tiger-like stripes, and white spots along the edges of their wings. They look spectacular - especially during…

Butterfly demonstration in Burlington

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain played host to a colorful demonstration Tuesday, to raise awareness for the decline of the…

Greenwich Audubon to host Mexican expert on the monarch

GREENWICH — Audubon Greenwich has invited a Mexico-based conservationist to talk about monarch butterflies. Jose Luis Alvarez, who is leading a regional reforestation effort in…

A Cross-Border Collaboration To Protect Monarch Butterfly Habitat

Monarch butterflies are known for epic migrations, traveling thousands of miles every year. Their route can span from Mexico to Canada, which makes it difficult…