Monarch Butterflies in El Rosario, Mexico video #3
Viewing the butterflies in El Rosario sanctuary.
MEXICO: ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS KILLS MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
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Snowfall and a cold snap have killed (m) millions of monarch butterflies at their winter home in mountainous western Mexico.
The deaths of the butterflies will greatly reduce the number returning to the United States in the spring.
Environmentalists estimate that about 30 percent of the almost 60 (m) million monarch butterflies that migrated from the U-S and Canada to Mexico this year perished.
The colourful butterflies simply froze to death.
The high mountains covering more than six-thousand square miles in Michoacan state, west of Mexico City, are a prime wintering ground for the vivid orange and black butterfly.
The monarchs fly some three-thousand miles south from Canada and the U-S every year to winter in Mexico's evergreen forests.
In these warmer surroundings, they don't dry out in their state of semi-hibernation.
But the location leaves them vulnerable to cold in the higher elevations.
More than seven inches of snow fell last weekend, decimating the colony.
It rains often in the fog-shrouded mountains, but heavy snows come only every four to five years.
The last big snowfall and cold spell, in February 1992, killed 70 percent of the butterflies wintering here.
The rare winter snows increase pressure on the monarchs, already hard hit by intensive logging that threatens their habitat.
The deaths of perhaps (m) millions of butterflies will reduce the numbers that return to the U-S in the spring.
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I am in agreement in part with some scientists who in their estimation believe 10 (m) million butterflies per hectare have died, and from this we think between 10 and 15 (m) million monarch butterflies have died in this natural disaster.
SUPER CAPTION: Jose Luis Arroyo Navarro, Coordinator, El Campanario, Secretary of Ecology
But the delicate-looking butterfly is a hardy and fertile breed.
If conditions are right they could replenish their numbers once they reach the breeding grounds along the U-S Gulf Coast.
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Monarch Butterfly Wintering Site -Mexico
Millions of Monarch Butterflies migrate from Northern US and Canada to overwinter in Sierra Mountains at elevations of 10000 feet in Oyamel fir tree forests from Oct-Mar.
One of Nature's truly great and wonderous migrations and spectacles
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The Mystery of the Monarchs Thymeoff's photos around Angangueo, Mexico (mystery of monarchs)
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Entry from: Angangueo, Mexico
Entry Title: The Mystery of the Monarchs
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Wow!! Sheer magic!! Last week we had another of those experiences that will stand out as one of the highlights of our trip. We spent a day at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary high in the hills of Michoacán state about 200 km west of Mexico City. Talk about bowled over - we were totally captivated and utterly fascinated by the amazing mystery of these colourful, seemingly fragile, little winged creatures. Of course, we've all heard the story of their incredible migration back and forth from the Great Lakes area of the US and Canada to the Mexican highlands, but to actually stand there and be surrounded by this fluttering mass of millions of brilliant orange, yellow, black and white butterflies as they gather strength for their long journey north is really something to behold. Although many hypotheses have been formulated and theories proposed by entomologists and environmental scientists, it seems that the why and the how of their great annual trek still remains a mystery. Another delightful and tantalizing puzzle of the natural world that will hopefully elude a rational explanation for some time yet! We camped overnight in the parking lot of the Sanctuary and early in the morning ran the gauntlet of the enterprising vendors with their tacky souvenir stands and grubby food stalls as we started the hike up into the pine and fir forests. It was a beautifully bright, sunny day and already there were a few of the distinctive monarchs fluttering around soaking up the warmth. Cameras at the ready, we were determined not to miss any shots in case we might already be too late, as the migration usually starts around the middle of March. Not to worry, we ended up with literally hundreds of photos, and for the first time in three years filled the one gigabyte memory card on the camera within a few hours! By mid-morning the flowering bushes and shrubs beside the path were a swarming mass of butterflies busily seeking mates and following the complicated rituals of the mating game. Maybe some background on the biology is in order (you're allowed to skip this paragraph if you're not interested in the technical details!). Apparently the increasing temperatures and day-length in February and early March trigger the sexual development of the monarchs (Danaus plexippus), and once mature they mate on the wing, with the male carrying the female around until they finally fall to the ground and struggle to disengage. This effort is too much for the males and within days they will all be dead, littering the ground, their task accomplished. The females are the ones who journey north, and will cover the incredible distance of several thousand km in a few weeks by taking advantage of the high altitude northerly airstream, gliding most of the way. In the southern US states around the Gulf of Mexico they will literally come back down to earth in late April in order to lay their eggs on milkweed plants and other members of the Asclepias genera. After about a month the larva and pupa cycle is complete and the next generation of adults then continues the migration, arriving in the Great Lakes area for the summer months. Two or three more generations are produced there with a life cycle of about a month each, and are totally dependent on milkweed for their sustenance. They are clearly able to tolerate the toxic qualities of the latex of the plant, and in fact the brightly striped larvae utilize it as a defence to deter potential predators. The final reproductive cycle results in adults - called the 'Methuselah Generation' - who are physiologically quite distinct and have a life cycle of about eight months. These are the adults - about a 100 million of them - who return to Mexico in the fall for the winter hibernation, with the females ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. The first monarch of the day
2. The swinging twins
3. The mating game
4. Three's a crowd
5. Taking a break
6. A bevy of butterflies
7. The blue yonder beckons
8. Sucking it up
9. Building up strength
10. Going at it again
11. Planning the trek north
12. Reigning monarchs
13. Just one more shot
14. Savouring the warmth
15. Stopping for a drink
16. A living carpet
17. A brimming bush
18. Not bees, not leaves....but butterflies
19. Boughs laden with monarchs
20. On their way northward
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Monarch Butterflies migrate south for winter
A butterfly reserve in the Mexican state of Michoacan opens its doors to the public as millions of butterflies begin to arrive as part of their annual migration from the United States and Canada.
Monarch butterfly migration in Santa Cruz
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Monarchs by the Millions: Welcome to Butterfly Forest
The largest insect migration in the world ends each year in Michoacán, Mexico. Millions of monarch butterflies travel from the United States and Canada to pass the cold months in the towering trees of this beautiful forest. On their incredible journey, the butterflies travel around 2,800 miles.
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Eagle Rock monarch butterfly colony, Morro Bay, California
This is a small colony of monarch butterflies roosting on a eucalyptus tree during their long migration south (to Mexico?). Location is a a eucalyptus grove atop the small volcanic plug known as Eagle Rock inside the the City of Morro Bay, California.
Monarch Butterflies: Great Migration
It’s one of the world’s great migrations. Millions of monarch butterflies from the eastern U.S. and Canada fly up to 3,000 miles to spend their winters in central Mexico, a place they’ve never visited before. This video shows the trees in three reserves covered in what looks like an orange and black blanket of monarchs.
Impunity is nothing new in Mexico
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The Monarch Effect VR180: Small Actions, Big Impacts
Join monarch butterflies’ 3,000-mile migration, and experience the power of The Monarch Effect. Small actions to help save monarchs set many outcomes in motion, leading to improved biodiversity, water quality and resilience to extreme weather. edf.org/TheMonarchEffect (A virtual reality headset will enhance your viewing experience, but you can also look around by moving your mobile phone or clicking and dragging within a desktop browser. Additionally, an interactive version is now available to download from the Oculus app store.)
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List of military operations | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:17 2 World War II
00:01:30 3 Cold War Era
00:01:40 3.1 Asia
00:05:48 3.2 Europe
00:07:22 3.3 South America
00:08:13 3.4 Central America and the Caribbean
00:10:51 3.5 Southern Africa
00:14:01 3.6 Chad
00:14:54 3.7 Congo/Zaire
00:15:57 3.8 Central African Republic
00:16:29 3.9 Falklands War (1982)
00:17:16 3.10 Other
00:18:25 4 Indochina War
00:20:33 5 Korean War
00:21:40 6 Vietnam War
00:36:52 7 Post–Cold War
00:37:02 7.1 Asia
00:37:18 7.2 Sri Lankan Civil War
00:38:23 7.3 Rwanda
00:39:28 7.4 Congo/Zaire
00:40:55 7.5 Horn of Africa
00:42:25 7.6 Mano River Region
00:43:36 7.7 Central Africa
00:44:39 7.8 Libya
00:45:25 7.9 Sudan
00:45:58 7.10 Western Sahara
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00:51:31 7.15 War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995
00:54:47 7.16 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Post Bosnian War)
00:55:42 7.17 Kosovo War 1999
00:56:25 7.18 Macedonia
00:57:48 7.19 Haiti
00:58:57 7.20 Persian Gulf War
01:00:31 7.21 Iraq (post-Gulf War)
01:02:44 7.22 Georgia
01:03:07 7.23 Armenia (Nagorno-Karabakh War)
01:03:28 7.24 Middle East
01:04:20 8 Global War on Terror and other associated activity
01:04:32 8.1 Afghanistan War
01:05:52 8.2 Iraq War
01:06:15 8.3 Sahel
01:06:49 8.4 Syrian War
01:07:32 8.5 Other military counter-terrorist operations
01:08:38 8.6 Terrorist operations
01:09:36 8.7 Counter-terrorism drills
01:10:22 8.8 Preventive counter-terrorist operations
01:12:13 8.9 Reactive counter-terrorist operations
01:13:16 8.10 Other/Unknown
01:17:03 9 Law Enforcement
01:17:13 9.1 US Drug Enforcement Administration Operations
01:17:24 9.2 Other anti-narcotic operations
01:18:58 9.3 Anti-child pornography operations
01:19:20 9.4 Operations against intellectual property theft
01:19:59 9.5 Other operations
01:23:26 10 Humanitarian Operations
01:26:29 11 Other
01:27:11 12 Non-military operations
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10th Brown History Graduate Student Conference Keynote Lecture
Black Legend or Black Atlantic? Africa in the Spanish Atlantic Maritime World
David Wheat, Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University, gives the keynote lecture for the Tenth Brown History Graduate Student Conference, Atlantic Trajectories: Trends and Movements in Atlantic World Studies, hosted at the John Carter Brown Library.
Whereas traditional depictions of the rise of the Spanish empire emphasize militancy and intolerance, sources generated in the Caribbean and Atlantic Islands reveal a broader range of Spanish commercial and maritime activities in northern and western Africa during the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. In keeping with recent historiographical attention to the diffuse nature of political and economic power within the early modern Iberian world, this presentation argues that Spanish overseas expansion took place on multiple registers that included cross-cultural exchange, and cannot be accurately separated from the Portuguese empire or from the various African peoples who participated — often but not always involuntarily — in the making of an Atlantic world.
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Sonora | Wikipedia audio article
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Sonora
00:01:30 1 Etymology
00:03:02 2 History
00:03:10 2.1 Pre-Hispanic period
00:06:41 2.2 European civilization
00:11:50 2.3 Independence
00:19:00 2.4 20th century
00:31:12 3 Geography and environment
00:31:22 3.1 Natural divisions
00:32:30 3.2 Center plains and coast
00:36:47 3.3 Sierra Madre Occidental
00:37:28 3.4 Flora and fauna
00:41:29 3.5 Climate
00:45:11 3.6 Hydrology
00:46:17 3.7 Protected areas
00:50:15 4 Politics and government
00:50:29 5 The border
00:53:55 6 Demographics
00:54:04 6.1 General population
00:55:17 6.2 Indigenous population
01:05:28 7 Economy
01:05:37 7.1 General profile
01:07:26 7.2 Agriculture and livestock
01:12:03 7.3 Fishing
01:13:34 7.4 Industry and mining
01:17:14 7.5 Tourism
01:26:25 7.6 The Border
01:29:40 7.7 Handcrafts
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Sonora (Spanish pronunciation: [soˈnoɾa] (listen)), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (English: Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of 31 states that, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of United Mexican States. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo.
Sonora is bordered by the states of Chihuahua to the east, Baja California to the northwest and Sinaloa to the south. To the north, it shares the U.S.–Mexico border with the states of Arizona and New Mexico, and on the west has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California.
Sonora's natural geography is divided into three parts: the Sierra Madre Occidental in the east of the state; plains and rolling hills in the center; and the coast on the Gulf of California. It is primarily arid or semiarid deserts and grasslands, with only the highest elevations having sufficient rainfall to support other types of vegetation.
Sonora is home to eight indigenous peoples, including the Mayo, the Yaqui, and Seri. It has been economically important for its agriculture, livestock (especially beef), and mining since the colonial period, and for its status as a border state since the Mexican–American War. With the Gadsden Purchase, Sonora lost more than a quarter of its territory. From the 20th century to the present, industry, tourism, and agribusiness have dominated the economy, attracting migration from other parts of Mexico.