Monarch Butterflies Links

Use the Links below to complete the Monarch Butterflies WebQuest

Part 1:  What are Monarch butterflies?

Magnificent Monarchs

http://viewpure.com/adB638SIE1k

Part 2:   Life cycle of monarch butterflies.

Video:  egg to butterfly

http://viewpure.com/yIFB9reAkwU

Life cycle description and pictures (US Department of Forestry)

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/Monarch_Butterfly/biology/index.shtml

Life cycle diagram  http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/monarch/life_cycle.jpg

Part 3:  Monarch migration

Monarch Butterfly Migration: Google Earth Tour (video)

http://viewpure.com/uqDwvuleRYc

The Monarch Butterfly Migration (animated map)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qslHUpZ32dQ

The Monarch Butterfly Annual Cycle (diagram) 

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/monarch/annual_cycle_wheel.gif

Monarch sightings (animated map)

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/maps/galleries/2015/monarch_spring2015.gif

“The Ultimate Relay Race”  (article from the National Aquarium)

http://aqua.org/blog/2014/november/monarchs-ultimate-race?gclid=CL2MjOvr3ccCFQ2QHwodhesPjg

Part 4: Monarchs in Danger!

CityLab news report about Monarch decline noted in 2013

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2013/08/tracking-years-dismally-small-monarch-migration/6495/

NPR 9/7/15:  “To save monarch butterflies, gardeners plant more milkweed.”

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/07/438228441/to-save-monarch-butterflies-gardeners-plant-more-milkweed

DNews – Monarchs endangered

http://viewpure.com/h06zkEG7a4k

US collaboration with Canada and Mexico to protect Monarchs

http://www.trilat.org/component/content/article/17-roknewsrotator/1400-the-monarch-butterfly

Part 5:  What people can do

Plant a butterfly garden

http://www.flightofthebutterflies.com/get-involved/

Become a Monarch Tracker

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/

Monarchs are in Trouble – You Can Help

(Scroll down to “Three simple steps we all can take”

https://www.mwatoday.com/news/general/monarchs.aspx

US Fish and Wildlife Service:  Save the Monarch

http://www.fws.gov/savethemonarch/

Announcing New Steps to Promote Pollinator Health

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/19/announcing-new-steps-promote-pollinator-health

Butterfly Garden Embraces National Strategy

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-butterfly-garden-st-0926-20150925-story.html

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The Wild Center: All About Monarchs

http://www.wildcenter.org/tag?gclid=CNX39dPN28cCFY2RHwodrcMFPA

Why do Monarchs need milkweed?

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/Monarch_Butterfly/habitat/index.shtml