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Spring break butterfly release! Scroll to see the beautiful scaled wings of the Eastern black swallowtail and the chrysalids that remain! Yes, I’m still waiting for wings! It’s time! 3.31.2026

Monarch overwintering numbers have been released today for the eastern monarch, and this season's numbers are higher than last year's.

The WWF-Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance, in collaboration with the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR), announced the total forest area occupied by overwintering monarch colonies today. Nine colonies were located this winter season with a total area of 2.93 hectares, a 64% increase from the previous season (1.79 hectares).

You can view details on our blog post, "Monarch Population Status," at monarchwatch.org/blog (or find the link in the comments). We'll post more details there as they become available.

We have been waiting for wings since October! (Chrysalids were overwintered in refrigeration) Welcome, new butterfly! 3.30.2026

Yes, I march for peace and stand against war. I march for the rights and protections for children, women, immigrants, and those marginalized by the color of their skin and their identity. I refuse to stand by silently and let the faux-gilded atrocities wrought by the U.S. government persist without pushing back. If you can’t be there, for whatever reason, I’ll be there for you, to the best of my ability. In the meantime I’ll be in preschool doing the thing I do best as an early childhood educator raising the next generation (since 1987!). Don’t worry. Stay safe. 8 million of us have your back. No Kings. NO funds for 🧊or the war machine. Period. 3.30.2026

This jar, in the back of my refrigerator. Labeled, in case someone else needed to know or in case I forgot. Well, here we are (so grateful for each day the Universe offers me) and it is time to put them in the terrarium and warm them up. Let’s try and hatch some little things. 3.15.2026

The population DOUBLED! Yahooooooo!

ES OFICIAL: La población de la mariposa monarca se duplicó en los bosques de MÉXICO en 2025🌲✨

Homero Gómez, quien dedicó su vida a proteger los santuarios de la monarca, estaría muy orgulloso. Su lucha no fue en vano. 🙏🦋

📈 En 2023 se registraron 0.90 hectáreas ocupadas por mariposas. En 2025, la cifra subió a 1.79 hectáreas.

Este aumento representa una luz de esperanza para la conservación de esta especie tan emblemática.

¡Un avance del 99 %!

They’re on their way north…and for the Mexicans, it’s a bittersweet adios. Thank you for sharing this natural wonder with us and for the partnership we share in protecting this amazing phenomenon!

Nos llena de orgullo compartir que nuestro biólogo 𝐌𝐂. 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐨́𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚́𝐯𝐞𝐳, del Programa Correo Real de Profauna A.C., participó en el noticiero 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, conducido por 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞́𝐬 en 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐬. 🇺🇸 Durante la entrevista, Jerónimo compartió con la audiencia información clave sobre la 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨́𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚 𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞́𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨, destacando la importancia del 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐨́𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨 para su conservación. Además, explicó cómo el uso de 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 abre nuevas posibilidades para 𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚, permitiendo conocer con mayor detalle sus rutas, tiempos y desafíos durante la migración. Agradecemos el espacio a 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 y a 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 por visibilizar este fenómeno natural que conecta a Canadá, Estados Unidos y México, y por ayudar a llevar el mensaje de conservación de la mariposa Monarca. 🦋💚 #CorreoRealMX #ProfaunaAC #MariposaMonarca #DanausPlexippus #MonarchMigration #Univision #Primetime