Butterflies in the sky: Badgers explore the world of migrating monarchs

UW–Madison students joined a Lakeshore Nature Preserve project tracking monarchs as they begin their thousands-mile migration to Mexico. The hands-on effort teaches safe capture, identification and tagging while helping researchers study butterfly movements, survival and ecological importance. The account offers an up-close look at the science behind one of North America’s most remarkable migrations.

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