The eastern monarch butterfly population in Mexico’s oyamel fir forests this past winter occupied 1.79 hectares. This represents a 99 percent increase from last year’s 0.9 hectares in the 2023-2024 overwintering season.*
If the weather allows, the flow of monarchs should be evident throughout the Texas area. But Texas has been experiencing unfavorable weather.
Please see the write-up by Jim Lovett in the Monarch Watch Blog, dated March 6, 2025.
In December of 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was published in the Federal Register to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Read the proposal to list the monarch as threatened from Monarch Joint Venture.
See Accent’s Monarchs: Endangered Species Act (ESAsection 4(d).
*Note: The World Wildlife Fund-Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance (WWF), in collaboration with the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas in Mexico (CONANP), the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) will have scientific bases that support the implementation of conservation strategies for the benefit of the species, ecosystems, and human beings.
How You Can Help
Create Habitat for Monarchs – Monarchs can only survive with an abundant supply of milkweed.
Participate in Community Science Projects – To understand the monarch migration, we rely on the help of community scientists (also called citizen scientists) to collect data during all phases of the annual life cycle of monarch breeding, migrating, and overwintering.
Share Information – Share your knowledge and enthusiasm for monarch conservation with those around you so they can enjoy these incredible insects.
Advocate – Be the change you want to see in the world. Start by contacting your elected officials.
Contribute Financially to Conservation – Support your favorite non-profit organizations through financial contributions. (Monarch Joint Adventure)
The featured image for this blog post (the image that appears for this blog post on the Home page of this website) is courtesy of Wendy Caldwell.
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