Monarch butterflies

Photo By/Credit

Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
12/09/2014
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Monarch butterfly population overwintering in Pacific Grove, California. Blue tags on butterflies. North American monarchs travel up to an astonishing 3,000 miles in an annual migration from their summer breeding habitat to overwintering grounds.
Subject tags
Research
Mark-recapture studies
Insects
Habitat restoration
Habitat conservation
Flowering plants
Ecosystem recovery
Biological control