has everyone seen the google doodle today? 41st anny of discovery of "mountain of butterflies"
What and where is the Mountain of Butterflies? Here is the incredible story of a decades-long search
In 1975 a search that had spanned several decades finally came to fruition when volunteers discovered the overwintering place of the monarch butterfly
One of the natural world's most fascinating mysteries, the Mountain of Butterflies, was unlocked 41 years ago today. The discovery of the overwintering place of the graceful monarch butterfly had taken several decades of searching by thousands of volunteers.
The Monarch butterfly is under threat due to climate change and deforestation in Mexico, where the species migrates to from the the US and Canada in winter The Monarch butterfly is under threat due to climate change and deforestation in Mexico, where the species migrates to from the the US and Canada in winter Photo: ALAMY
But after trekking across an entire continent for an answer, it was a team led by Canadian zoologists led by Fred Urquhart that final tracked the resting place of the butterflies as they made their migratory journeys south.
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The butterflies attach themselves to oyamel trees in the Sierra Madre Mountains, in eastern Mexico.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/google-doodle/12090770/What-is-the-Mountain-of-Butterflies-Google-Doodle-tribute-to-41st-anniversary-of-the-great-monarch-butterfly-discovery.html
for more information on these beautiful beings:
http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/
