Monarch Butterfly Conservation Challenges

The video discusses the annual migration of monarch butterflies from North America to Mexico, highlighting the challenges they face due to environmental changes and habitat loss. A significant rainstorm in 2002 devastated the population, and illegal logging continues to threaten their habitat. Conservation efforts by the Mexican government and the World Wildlife Fund aim to protect these butterflies, but financial incentives for landowners are limited. Despite these challenges, millions of monarchs still migrate each year.

What is the approximate distance that monarch butterflies travel during their annual migration?

• 1,000 miles

• 500 miles

• 3,000 miles

• 2,000 miles

What natural event in 2002 significantly impacted the monarch butterfly population?

• A wildfire

• A rainstorm followed by freezing temperatures

• A hurricane

• A drought

What role does logging play in the vulnerability of monarch butterflies?

• It provides more food for the butterflies

• It creates more space for the butterflies to live

• It opens up the forest, allowing cold air to penetrate

• It helps in the conservation of the forest

Which organization is working with the Mexican government to preserve the monarch butterfly habitats?

• Greenpeace

• Sierra Club

• World Wildlife Fund

• Nature Conservancy

What is the financial incentive offered to landowners to prevent logging?

• $10 per cubic meter

• $18 per cubic meter

• $25 per cubic meter

• $30 per cubic meter

Despite past challenges, what continues to happen each year with the monarch butterflies?

• They change their migration route

• Millions still take to the skies

• They migrate in smaller numbers

• They stop migrating