the annual migration of North America’s monarch butterflies is one of the great
monarch butterflies is one of the great
monarch butterflies is one of the great spectacles of nature each year up to 300
spectacles of nature each year up to 300
spectacles of nature each year up to 300 million monarchs travel more than 2,000
million monarchs travel more than 2,000
million monarchs travel more than 2,000 miles from northern America and Canada
miles from northern America and Canada
miles from northern America and Canada to a remote forest 200 miles west of
to a remote forest 200 miles west of
to a remote forest 200 miles west of Mexico City but they are as fragile as
Mexico City but they are as fragile as
Mexico City but they are as fragile as they are beautiful sudden changes in
they are beautiful sudden changes in
they are beautiful sudden changes in their environment can mean disaster a
their environment can mean disaster a
their environment can mean disaster a January 2002 rain storm followed with
January 2002 rain storm followed with
January 2002 rain storm followed with freezing temperatures claimed as many as
freezing temperatures claimed as many as
freezing temperatures claimed as many as 250 million almost 80% of the population
250 million almost 80% of the population
250 million almost 80% of the population in the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary
in the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary
in the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary just one of a half-dozen sanctuaries in
just one of a half-dozen sanctuaries in
just one of a half-dozen sanctuaries in the area their bodies covered the forest
the area their bodies covered the forest
the area their bodies covered the forest floor giving off an unusual odor Mike
floor giving off an unusual odor Mike
floor giving off an unusual odor Mike Quinn is a Texas biologist with monarch
Quinn is a Texas biologist with monarch
Quinn is a Texas biologist with monarch watch an organization based out of the
watch an organization based out of the
watch an organization based out of the University of Kansas he suspects logging
University of Kansas he suspects logging
University of Kansas he suspects logging which is encroached upon these reserves
which is encroached upon these reserves
which is encroached upon these reserves may have contributed to the kill off
may have contributed to the kill off
may have contributed to the kill off logging is right up to the edge of the
logging is right up to the edge of the
logging is right up to the edge of the colony and logging opens up the forest
colony and logging opens up the forest
colony and logging opens up the forest and lets in the cold air and freezes
and lets in the cold air and freezes
and lets in the cold air and freezes penetrate into the forest whereas an
penetrate into the forest whereas an
penetrate into the forest whereas an intact forest acts as both an umbrella
intact forest acts as both an umbrella
intact forest acts as both an umbrella and as a blanket and that will severely
and as a blanket and that will severely
and as a blanket and that will severely protect the Monarchs in the last few
protect the Monarchs in the last few
protect the Monarchs in the last few decades nearly half of the woods the
decades nearly half of the woods the
decades nearly half of the woods the Monarchs depend on in this region have
Monarchs depend on in this region have
Monarchs depend on in this region have been destroyed primarily by illegal
been destroyed primarily by illegal
been destroyed primarily by illegal logging
logging
logging the Mexican government along with the
the Mexican government along with the
the Mexican government along with the World Wildlife Fund has launched efforts
World Wildlife Fund has launched efforts
World Wildlife Fund has launched efforts to preserve what is left offering to pay
to preserve what is left offering to pay
to preserve what is left offering to pay landowners to not cut trees but the
landowners to not cut trees but the
landowners to not cut trees but the money is very limited $18 for every
money is very limited $18 for every
money is very limited $18 for every cubic meter of log of a wood not nearly
cubic meter of log of a wood not nearly
cubic meter of log of a wood not nearly as much revenue as logging generates
as much revenue as logging generates
as much revenue as logging generates the 2002 storm wasn’t the first to
the 2002 storm wasn’t the first to
the 2002 storm wasn’t the first to strike the monarch population nor will
strike the monarch population nor will
strike the monarch population nor will it likely be the last for the moment
it likely be the last for the moment
it likely be the last for the moment millions of the monarch butterflies
millions of the monarch butterflies
millions of the monarch butterflies still take to the skies each year
still take to the skies each year
still take to the skies each year [Music]
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