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Lucy Beaghen
My nephew lives in St. Louis USA and is with his school has attached tags to some monarchs so they can be identified when they arrive in Mexico! His is 11 and British and goes to a brilliant school of course. He has a monarch caterpillar in a tank. LOCATION: 53.483299,-2.266800 DATE: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:28:28 UTC

Rebecca Keiser
Spent a beautiful early fall day at Kohler-Andrae State Park on the western shores of Lake Michigan. Quite frequently while walking along beach we would spot beautiful Monarch wings fallen in the sand. LOCATION: 43.7195,-87.7094 DATE: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:39:01 GMT

"Slim" Chance
While waiting for the replanted forests in Mexico to mature why couldn't an "artificial" structure be used? Biodegradable of course when the true forests mature. As for Monarchs themselves, yes they are beautiful, but for a magic, other worldly, fantasy experience try walking through a meadow on a full moon night and being met by a "Luna Moth!" You will be changed!G.M.C. LOCATION: 35.5367,-81.1615 DATE: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:45:31 UTC

Rob s
Spotted a 'wanderer' in Green Springs Park, Alexandria Va on Aug 2 LOCATION: 38.8440,-77.1817 DATE: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:42:49 GMT

ANN LOVE
FOR NEWS ABOUT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY MIGRATION, AND CHIP TAYLOR, GO TO: MONARCH WATCH.COMWE WATCH AND "TAG" THE MIGRATION, IN SEPTEMBER, FROM A SITE ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NEAR MOUNT PISGAH, NORTH CAROLINA., USA. THE "EASTERN" FLYWAY FROM CANADA TO MEXICO. LOCATION: 35.591202,-82.546097 DATE: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:04:19 GMT

Miss Read...Chester,UK
On Saturday the 16th on BBC2 ...The world On The Move......What was the name of the forrest area that the Monach butterflies migrated to from Canada?Thankyou. LOCATION: 53.500000,-2.216700 DATE: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:17:00 UTC WOtM team: 80% of the world's Monarch population migrate to and from the Sierra Madre in Mexico

Al Higgens
I would like to share a forthcoming book I came across recently at a book fair called Nomads of the Wind. It features the incredible feat of the Monarch Butterfly on there 2,000 mile journey, followed by the award-winning nature photographer Ingo Arndt. The informative text comes from Leading butterfly researchers Claus-Peter Lieckfeld & Peter Huemer the book is published by Papadakis. Truly breathtaking !!!!! LOCATION: No location

Jason Newton, Lanark
I lived in Santa Cruz, CA for a couple of years - the Monarchs could be seen every year at Natural Bridges and Lighthouse Field state beaches - one of the things I miss most having moved back to the UK. You might want to draw attention to the work that was done by Len Wassenaar and Keith Hobson about a decade ago, looking at the hydrogen and carbon stable isotope composition of monarchs passing through areas of the US. By comparing caterpillars over a wide area of the US and Canada with those of butterflies emerging from pupae in Mexico, they were able to link wintering sites with natal locations in the US. LOCATION: 52.4828,7.0313

Peta Wilkinson/ Brighton
I am flying out to Mexico on 27th of February to film the Miraculous Monarchs for a film i am making called Butterfly HIghway. I will be there for March as the butterflies start their migration north hopefully capturing the colours and beauty. The film is about the Global changes underway and the butterfly a good metaphore for our collective human journey. LOCATION: No location WOtM team: Thanks Peta, sounds like an interesting project

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