Millions of butterflies stop in these Mexico sanctuaries. Here’s how to see them. Travelers can help protect these delicate insects at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, recognized on ...

Monarch butterflies gather at their wintering colony in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico. “So for over a decade now, the colonies haven’t really changed in size.

The population of endangered monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico's Michoacan dropped by 22% in just one year. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

This Michoacan butterfly sanctuary has one of the most substantial roosts of monarch butterflies, making it a top pick for anyone who only has time for one sanctuary visit.

Every fall, the forests of Michoacan and Estado de Mexico turn into a colorful display of orange, black, and white as millions of monarch butterflies finish their 2,800-mile journey from Canada ...

The new Imax film, “Flight of the Butterflies,” lets viewers experience the butterflies that winter in Michoacan, Mexico. (SK Films/Mexico Tourism Board) By Carol Sottili.

MICHOACAN -- Hundreds of millions of migrating Monarch butterflies is one of the main attractions in the colonial towns of Angangueo, Ocampo, Zitacuaro and Maravatio every winter.

The butterfly's status on the list will be reviewed each year. "We conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, ... Michoacan state, Mexico, June 23, 2017.

Millions of monarch butterflies migrate to the mountains of Mexico each winter. Authorities are now investigating the apparent murders of an activist and tour guide at the Michoacán reserve.

For thousands of years, millions of monarch butterflies have migrated from the northern U.S. and Canada to Mexico for the winter. But exactly how they know where to go is still a mystery.

The butterflies migrate south every year through Canada and the United States to mountains in the Mexican state of Michoacan, where the insects winter, clumped to oyamel pine trees.