Wednesday, 22 April 2026
The monarch butterfly population in Mexico just grew by 64%.
The monarch butterfly population in Mexico just grew by 64%. This winter, they covered 7.24 acres of forest — the largest area since 2018. A species once spoken about in past tense is trending upward, because people chose to plant milkweed, protect forests, and not give up.
Source: worldwildlife.org · WWF-Mexico overwintering census, March 2026
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