Kaleidoscopes Monarch Program

Canada’s Monarch Butterfly population migrates through Ontario each autumn to Mexico. Their main migration routes are suspected to occur along lakeshores, but how their flight paths relate to landscape features is not clearly understood. The Canadian Wildlife Federation’s research project needs your help to record observations for large-scale modelling and mapping of Monarch flight and roosting areas.

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Record an observation of a Monarch Butterfly, a Monarch roost, or conduct a Monarch Butterfly point count!

“I participated in the program and had a blast. My sisters and I went out and took photos of Monarchs. We had a small competition between ourselves, and we’re so happy to be contributing to Monarch research. We achieved (amount of hours) throughout this program. I would highly recommend it! “