Queen in NJ: what should its status be

[Liz Day]

 >Say 100 monarchs are released in a residential area. If these 100 
butterflies disperse over a 20 square mile area after two days this means 
there are 5 monarchs per square mile. That's 5 monarchs per every 640 
acres. Since the average home sits on very roughly 1/5 acre, that's 5 
monarchs per every 3,200 homes in the area or one monarch per 640 homes.

That's assuming they don't move.  There may be only one per 640 homes at 
any one time, but if each one flies over 100 homes, that potentially means 
a lot more people might see it.

Just feeling picky,
Liz


 
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