Sunday 12 June 2016

Mexico's Butterfly Forest – A Unique Natural Wonder Under Threat

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Every year, hundreds of millions of Monarch butterflies move from Canada and the United States to the forests of Michoacan, Mexico in what is known as the world's largest insect migration.

Countless butterflies cluster together both on the trees and on the ground, covering large areas into carpets of orange and black. It's a breathtaking sight to behold, but as always, human greed is threatening to destroy it.

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