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Last Sunday's 60 Minutes program featured a report by Anderson Cooper on the Monarch migration. If you missed it, it is a great, informative piece, and you can watch it here:
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Join us for a virtual happy hour to celebrate the vital role of insect pollinators in our ecosystems with Kathleen L. Prudic!
Friday, March 28th @ 5pm MST
Katy is an influential ecologist and entomologist focused on improving habitats for pollinators. As an associate professor at the University of Arizona, she contributes to biodiversity community science and conservation strategies. Her work in butterfly ecology led to the creation of eButtterfly, a citizen science platform that encourages public engagement in conservation. Katy's dedication to education and environmental preservation makes her a prominent figure in her field, inspiring others to protect our natural world.
Unwind, connect, and learn about the contributions of butterflies and other pollinators to biodiversity. We'll discuss initiatives like eButterfly, which promotes community science through butterfly photography and data collection. Share your experiences and ideas on conservation efforts while enjoying a relaxed atmosphere. For (free) registration, please copy-and-paste the link below into your browser:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pOHLGfEzSCiDCGfDuqaQvw#/registration
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First, here is the cautiously good news. The number of Monarchs at this winter’s aggregations in Mexico is higher than last winter: https://monarchjointventure.org/blog/eastern-monarch-population-2024-2025
However, the same cannot be said for aggregations on the west coast of North America: https://xerces.org/press/western-monarch-butterfly-population-declines-to-near-record-low
And the really bad news is that a recently published analysis of results from butterfly monitoring programs in North America suggests dramatic and disturbing declines in butterfly populations in the last two decades: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/declining-butterfly-populations?CMP=share_btn_url
Butterfly enthusiasts need to ramp up effort to create good butterfly habitats and gardens, to contribute to programs studying butterflies (like butterfly counts), to post observations on eButterfly and iNaturalist, and get people informed and excited about butterflies!
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