Brower replies- The most recent ranting about monarch butterfly conservation

[Paul Cherubini]

Stanley A. Gorodenski wrote:

> You cannot say the Monarch will
> be a successful species with regard to the Mexico migration until it has
> passed its test, which in this case will be adapting to the human
> destruction of the habitat it is now using or may use in lieu of its
> current overwintering habitat. This may take many years to be realized.
> Stan
                                                                                                                                                    
Each year, 60-70% of all the monarchs overwintering in Mexico use
these two habitats:
http://www.saber.net/~monarch/chincuadis.JPG
http://www.saber.net/~monarch/elrosariodis.jpg
Do you see any substantial and worrisome forest "destruction" or
"degradation" in the photos?  I don't.
The other mountains in Mexico where the other 30-40% of monarchs
overwinter look the same except on the Chivati-Huacal mountain
and Cerro San Andres mountains where forest fires burnt part of
the forest http://www.saber.net/~monarch/hchivati.JPG
                                                                                                           
It takes only 30-40 years for the forest to regenerate and return
to its former stature in this region of Mexico which gets 50-70
inches of rain a year (the area looks like the forests of Oregon).
                                                                                                                  
Paul Cherubini

 
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