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Monarchs slow-dance to Mexico as numbers dwindle

By David Pendered Dec. 2 – Monarch butterflies are slow to arrive at their winter homes in Mexico, and Georgia is asking citizens to count the butterflies they see perched in the Peach State. The ask comes as federal officials are to announce this month their decision on whether the monarch should be listed as […]

Monarch’s migration begins life cycle anew

By David Pendered June 16 – This Spring’s migration of monarch butterflies from Mexico to their summer camps in the north occurs amid a glimmer of hope for their continued existence. Scientists with the University of Georgia published a paper in 2022 that indicates the monarch butterflies’ population growth in the summer may compensate for […]