Scientists on Nevado de Toluca, Mexico, plant sacred fir seedlings for monarch butterfly overwintering sites using assisted migration due to climate change risks.

Scientists, led by Dr. Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero, have planted sacred fir seedlings on Nevado de Toluca, Mexico, to create new overwintering sites for monarch butterflies threatened by climate change. The project aims to establish suitable habitats as the butterflies' traditional forests are at risk due to rising temperatures. This effort, detailed in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, employs "assisted migration" to ensure the species' survival.

October 18, 2024
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