Why?
Monarch Butterfly Mexico Migration Hits All-time
According to the report, some of the reasons for the population drop include: • A loss of the monarch’s reproductive habitat, which may have been caused by changes in land use
• A decrease in the monarch larvae’s primary food source – milkweed – due to the use of herbicide. Like Roundup
• Extreme climate conditions in Canada, the United States and Mexico
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• A loss of forest area (deforestation) as well as and forest degradation throughout the areas of Mexico known for hosting monarchs in the winter
