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Delve deeper into hot topics featured in NGM’s August Geographica with help from Resources. Click on a link, pick up a periodical, browse through a book, and explore!
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A January storm in Mexico that was unusually catastrophic for the monarch butterfly population revealed some surprising news for American researcher Lincoln Brower. The number of dead butterflies was much higher than the 100 million or so monarchs Brower had counted overwintering in Mexico in years past. After some extrapolation, the scientist now believes that the number of migrant monarchs in Mexico each year may be closer to a staggering half a billion.
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Monarch Watch
www.monarchwatch.org
Find out everything you want to know about monarch butterflies. This site has it all.
Insecta Inspecta World: Monarch Butterfly
www.insecta-inspecta.com/butterflies/monarch/
Learn about the fascinating life of monarch butterflies.
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Huberman, Ethan. The Great Butterfly Hunt: The Mystery of the Migrating Monarchs. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1990.
Skelton, Renee. “Going the Distance: Thousands of Miles Don’t Stop Monarchs.” National Geographic WORLD (December 1999), 32-33.
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