Monarch Butterflies: The Magical Migration in Michoacan

Monarch Butterflies and the Magic of Michoacan overview

In the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve of Michoacan, Mexico, visitors witness an awe-inspiring migration where millions of butterflies transform forests into orange clouds each November, linking the living with the dead in a tradition dating back thousands of years.

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• I am in the middle of Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Over 56,000 hectares of forest, on inconspicuous slopes covered with oyamels, or Mexican sacred fir trees, have been turned into sanctuaries.
• These are temples to the Monarch butterfly, a species now considered to be in danger of extinction.
• Entrance to the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Mexico © Sylwester Oziemba.
• This natural wonder attracts tourists from all over the world.
• Some stare speechlessly at the butterflies, while others sigh with delight.
• Juan, a guide at the reserve, puts his fingers to his mouth to indicate that any noise will scare the insects away.
• Each one weighs only half a gram and is extremely delicate.
• “And now imagine it flying over four thousand kilometres in around 33 days to find shelter in the Mexican forests from the winter temperatures of Canada and the United States,” says Juan.
• Welcome to Michoacan, a Mexican state more commonly associated with cartels, violence and avocado plantations, where a natural wonder and the story of an epic journey halfway around the world await us.

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