In the last 15 years, the monarch butterfly populations in North America have dwindled to "alarmingly low" levels, University of Guelph associate professor and ecologist Ryan Norris. He was part of a group of researchers who developed a strategy on preserving and improving the monarch’s populations.
We were just in Vermont and Burlington had a lot of no-mow zones and lots of butterfly gardens in the areas we biked.
We saw a lot of monarchs earlier (seemed more than previous years) in the summer too, but it got super dry and we haven’t seen as many lately. And also our observations are purely anecdotal and unscientific.
We were just in Vermont and Burlington had a lot of no-mow zones and lots of butterfly gardens in the areas we biked.
We saw a lot of monarchs earlier (seemed more than previous years) in the summer too, but it got super dry and we haven’t seen as many lately. And also our observations are purely anecdotal and unscientific.