Many people may not be aware that there is a different, Eastern Monarch migration that happens in Mexico at the same time as our Monarchs in California stay here and overwinter. Unfortunately with an increase in cartel violence, corrupt systems, illegal logging, and increased avocado farm footprints – the biggest Monarch preserve in the world may be slipping away. Read more about this issue at the link below.
Bloomberg Article: Did Avocado Cartels Kill the Butterfly King?
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