[Leps-l] Follow-up Re: [leps-talk] An Unpublicized Monarch Overwintering Site In Central Mexico

[Gail Morris]

I apologize for my very late response to this post. It took me a bit to 
research this and I'd like to share what I found. I talked to Eneida 
Montesinos and she gave me her permission to share this information:

"Yes, all colonies are monitored, even if they are outside of the MBBR. 
In fact several belongs to a different natural protected areas or are in 
private lands, but no matter...I started to have news about local people 
until finally in 2003 they took me there and saw the colony for the 
first time. One of my colleagues and good friend is in charge of 
regulate the access to the colony. It is in a private land. Many people 
have been trying to promote this area, but locals have been protecting 
the colony and limit the tourist access. Yes the colony is very small, 
and sometimes the colony does not form here or stay just for November 
and December only.  Yesterday I talked to my colleague to ask him about 
the colony, he said that the colony is very small, just few trees and 
this year move 1 km away from where normally forms. We believe that 
because this colony is ephemeral, the access of tourist  should be limited."

I also communicated with Bill Calvert who visited this site earlier:
"The Popo site was transient in those days."

Just wanted to add this information so everyone is aware this was not a 
new site and there may be a good reason the area is not openly publicized.

Gail Morris
Chandler, AZ


On 12/24/2013 2:23 PM, Paul Cherubini wrote:
>
> There continue to be unreported and / or secret monarch
> overwintering sites high in the mountains of central Mexico.
>
> But now, thanks to the internet and Youtube, the existence of these
> unpublicized sites is being subtly revealed to the World as ordinary
> Mexican citizens, rather than monarch scientists, visit and post
> photos and videos of their trips to these sites.
>

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