Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico’s Monarch Butterflies May Face Extinction Due to Climate Change

The migration time of the oranged-winged butterflies in North America and hillsides in Central Mexico is still unknown, but the one thing experts are sure of is their migration is prompted by climate change.

Many have observed that millions of Mexico's monarch butterflies have migrated. For locals, they believed that these butterflies carry the souls of their ancestors but for the scientists, it is proof of the evolution of the insect. Experts believed that butterfly can fly over 6,000 miles a year to avoid severe weather that can cause their extinction.

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