A sign in spanish marking the entry to the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Sierra Chincua central Mexico


A sign in spanish marking the entry to the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Sierra Chincua central Mexico in Michoacan State Each year hundreds of millions Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U S and Canada to Oyamel fir forests in the volcanic highlands of central Mexico North American monarchs are the only butterflies that make such a massive journey up to 3 000 miles 4 828 kilometers


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Location: Ocampo, Michoacan, Mexico
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