The Last of the Monarchs

Photo by Melanie Huff via Pinterest

The number of Monarchs migrating to their winter home in Mexico has plummeted by almost 2/3.  Heat and drought are thought to be the main causes of the decline, but also at fault are the mass farming practices of North America.  Genetically modified crops are wiping out the Monarchs main food source, milkweed.  Like so many other wild creatures, their habitat is dwindling.  Like the honeybee, this small but vital insect is important in the ecosystem at large.   Known as the 'wanderer' in the land of Oz, their great migration takes three or four generations to complete.