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Contents below:
· General information
· Institutions:
~ International organizations
~ Government
~ Public-private institutions, foundations & networks
~ Science, research & education
~ NGOs & initiatives
~ Private sector
· Adoption options
Also see: Lepidoptera @ Arthropoda
General information
· General information on monarchs is also available at many insitutional websites listed below.
Monarch butterfly @ Wikipedia
Monarch Butterfly Garden [blog]
· Redirects from Monarch-butterfly.com
Butterflies & Moths of North America
Monarch Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper
Institutions ~ International organizations & Initiatives
North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
Monarch and Pollinator Conservation
International Monarch Monitoring Blitz
North American Monarch Conservation Plan
Trinational Monarch Knowledge Network
Tri-National Mayors' Monarch Pledge
· Established by NWF
· David Suzuki Foundation page
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Institutions ~ Government
Government of Mexico
Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
Government of Canada
Monarch Butterfly: profile of a species at risk
Monarch (Danaus plexippus): COSEWIC assessment and status report 2016
Monarch Conservation Science Partnership
Monarch butterfly in North America
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA)
Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan: 2019-2069
Western Monarch Butterfly Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool
Instutions ~ Public-private institutions, foundations & networks
· Note that there are two different entities entitled the "Monarch Butterfly Fund," as well as a third
entitity entitled the "Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund."
· “...a public-private effort developed in collaboration with federal and state government institutions,
organizations, and forest landowners to support the conservation of the forests in the core area of
the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (RBMM, acronym in Spanish) administered by the National
Commission of Protected Areas (CONANP, acronym in Spanish).”
· “Since our founding in 2009, MBF has supported projects that promote habitat conservation,
scientific research and monitoring, education and outreach, and sustainable development.”
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
Institutions - Science, research & education
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM)
Beyond Borders: Humans and monarch butterflies across North America
· Research initiative of Columba Gonzalez-Duarte
How much is a butterfly worth?
· Formerly the Insect Migration Association
· “The North American network of monarch butterfly monitoring programs”
· “The mission of MonarchNet is to create a central website where everyone can gain access to information
about monarch monitoring programs, learn how to access the data, and find tools for data visualization to
learn about monarch dynamics throughout North America. This website serves as a resource for anyone who
wants to know about monarch populations
North American Butterfly Monitoring Network
University of Minnesota Monarch Lab
Western Monarch Mystery Challenge
Institutions ~ NGOs & initiatives
Center for Biolgical Diversity (CBD)
Learning Center at the Euchee Butterfly Farm
Live Monarch Educational Foundation
Monarch Butterfly Habitat Exchange
Institutions - Private sector
Adoption options...
...@ Live Monarch Educational Foundation
...@ Monarch Monitoring Project
...@ Monarch Watch
...@ NWF
...@ Ned Smith Center
...@ WWF
Monarch butterflies
(Danaus plexippus)
