Monarch Links
Monarch Sites - General
- Journey North - a site devoted to tracking the migrations of many wildlife species
- MonarchWatch - a comprehensive site dedicated to education, conservation, and research on monarchs
- Texas Monarch Watch - a Texas Parks and Wildlife sponsored program monitoring all stages of monarchs in Texas
- MonarchParasites.org - Welcome to the world of monarch butterfly parasites! In this website you will find information about the Ophryocystis elektroskirrha (Oe) parasite, how to rear healthy monarchs, check for parasites in adult monarchs, and some of the latest research from on OE.
- The Monarch Butterfly in North America - A website put together by several federal agencies that is a gateway to news, information, activities, and resources about the biology and conservation of monarch butterflies.
Monarch Citizen Science
- Monarch Watch - track migrating monarchs as part of a continent-wide tagging program
- Journey North - help to track the migrations of many wildlife species, including monarchs
- Monarch Monitoring Project - help track monarch migrations in Cape May NJ
- Monarch Larva Monitoring Project - help track the distribution and abundance of monarch eggs and larvae throughout the monarch breeding range
- North American Butterfly Association - participate in the annual 4th of July Butterfly count
- Texas Monarch Watch track the migration of monarchs through Texas each fall and spring
Monarch Education
- Blake School Monarch Butterfly Project - projects and student-written information on monarchs
- Monarch Butterfly Magic - resource pages for educators who are preparing a cross-curricular unit revolving around the theme of the life cycle and migratory habits of the monarch butterfly
- Monarch Magic - offers a student monarch garden, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to help protect the monarch
- Monarchs and Migration - learn more about monarch migration, run by the Science Museum of Minnesota
- Monica the Monarch - a site created by an 8th grader from New Jersey on how to raise monarchs
- Nature North Zine on Monarchs - lots of basic information on monarchs, including taxonomy
- Texas Environmental Studies Institute - explores monarch butterflies, Texas fossils, Texas rivers and other environmental science programs serving the students of the Gulf Coast area of Texas.
- Victoria Christian School - a middle school that keeps a log of its monarch observations, many good photos here
- William Zittrich's Monarch Photos - many great photos of monarchs
- Milkweed and Ozone Pollution - citizen monitoring research activity for teachers and students
- Monarch Butterfly Thematic Resource Unit - excellent clearinghouse of resources for teachers using monarchs in their classrooms
- Monarch Population Dynamics Meeting - 2001 Proceedings and group summaries
- www.monarchpublishers.com - Monarch Books for kids
- Monarch Butterfly Mania (http://www.evansonart.com/monarch.html) - Follow one family's journey of learning to raise Monarch butterflies. This site has lots of great pictures and is very informative.
Monarch Conservation
- North American Monarch Conservation - Karen Oberhauser is the primary author of a new document that provides an updated account of monarch biology and identifies the main risk factors affecting monarchs and their habitat throughout the flyway. It offers a list of key trinational collaborative conservation actions, priorities and targets to be considered for adoption by Mexico, Canada and the United States. The adoption of measures to address these objectives will help conserve the monarch and its habitats for future generations.
- Ecotourism: A Tool for Sustainable Development - an informational article on ecotourism issues
- The Michoacan Reforestation Fund - this site's mission is to save the oyamel forests used by monarchs in Mexico
- Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Foundation - dedicated to preserving the monarch overwintering grounds in Mexico
- Mystery of the Monarchs - an Earth & Sky article about monarch migration and possible threats to the monarch
- Monarch Alert Project - collaborative research to locate sites where monarchs stop during their fall migration in California
Monarch Current Events
- Flying Into Climate Change: The Monarch butterfly may be the next victim of a warming world
- The Entomological Society of America had a symposium on monarchs at their Pacific Branch Meeting on March 2, 2005. Speakers included monarch biologists Lincoln Brower, Chip Taylor, Karen Oberhauser, Dennis Frey, Sonia Altizer and many more. Their abstracts are included a this link: http://www.xerces.org/Monarch_Butterfly_Conservation/symposium_program.htm
- Bt or not Bt ...Transgenic Corn vs. Monarch Butterflies
- Monarch Butterfly Orientation: Missing Pieces of a Magnificent Puzzle
- Monarchs Under Siege: Will a Threat Facing a Favourite Butterfly Trigger Gene Crop Fears in the U.S.?
Butterfly Sites
- AITLC Guide to the Monarch Butterfly - provides many links to monarch and butterfly related sites
- Butterflies of North America - an indexed guide (by state) to butterflies in North America - ran by the U.S. Geological Survey
- The Butterfly Website - a lot of information on butterfly gardening, farming, ecology and education.
- Children's Butterfly Site - a lot of information on butterflies, includes activities geared towards children
- Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera - a site full of links to all facets of butterfly education
- Museo Mariposas del Mundo - a museum in Argentina dedicated to butterflies
- North American Butterfly Association - a site dedicated to increasing public enjoyment and conservation of butterflies
- Tactics and Vectors: Research on Butterfly Migration - a site devoted to promoting field studies on flight tactics and the navigation of migrating butterflies in N.A.
- The Butterfly Site - a clearinghouse for butterfly-related websites and resources
- Biology of Butterflies - information on the 4th annual Biology of Butterflies meeting, to be held in March 2002 in the Netherlands
- http://www.dallasbutterflies.com/ - This site has wonder photos of most stages of several butterflies that occur in Dallas County, including monarchs and all of their close relatives.
Butterfly Gardening Sites
- Bring Back the Butterflies Campaign - has a guide to making gardens by region
- Butterfly Encounters - sells supplies for butterfly gardens, including seeds from many milkweed species
- Butterfly Gardening and Conservation - includes a step-by-step guide to making a garden, run by the Missouri Dept. of Conservation
- The Butterfly Zone - the butterfly gardening connection, how to attract butterfies and more!
- How to Make Butterfly Gardens - University of Kentucky site, includes nectar preferences for specific butterflies
Insect Sites
- The Insects Home Page - many interesting facts and statistics about insects
- The Xerces Society - a site focused on public education about invertebrates
- BugGuide.Net - online resource devoted to North American insects, piders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
Milkweed Sites
- MilkweedFarm.com - has information on different Milkweed Species in every state.
- Milkweed Diversity
- USDA guide to US milkweed species