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Monarch butterflies threatened by loss of habitat

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Every year, monarch butterflies migrate 2,000-miles from the north to a few mountaintops in central Mexico. But a new study shows that monarch numbers are declining significantly. One ecologist says the monarch’s decline could indicate other habitation problems.

Monarch Migration

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Monarch’s Winter Home Threatened by Logging

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Monarch’s Winter Home Threatened by Logging

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Monarch Butterflies

North Country Radio’s Brian Mann takes us on a journey to Central Mexico to the monarch butterfly’s wintering ground. The butterfly’s habitat is endangered by logging and farming, but a unique program is trying to help residents make a living by preserving the monarch’s habitat.

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Monarch Butterfly Habitat

In a story originally broadcast as part National Geographic’s Radio Expeditions, John Burnett takes us to Mexico to profile the people who are trying to protect the fragile habitat of the migratory Monarch butterflies.

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