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Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia
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Danaus plexippus. Photographed at the National Museum of Natural History. Photo credit: Dexter Hinckley.
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Kulen Prum Tep Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia
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La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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mbavna, Maharashtra, India
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Montoliu de Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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Pacific Grove Butterfly Preserve, California
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Every year monarch butterflies begin a journey north from their overwintering grounds in Mexican forests. The epic migration spans generations and the better part of a continent. In this first of two episodes, we’ll meet a pair of women united by their fascination with this iconic insect. Mexican geographer Isabel Ramírez and American biologist Karen Oberhauser are working to save monarch habitat on both ends of this remarkable insect’s 2,500 mile journey. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports.
read moreDuration: 5:30Published: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:56 +0000
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Iriomote-jima, Japan
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Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia
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Arizona, United States
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Danaus vulgaris. Photographer: Dexter Hinckley.
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia
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Bretton Woods, Maryland, United States
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Casambalangan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines
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La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
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Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
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Female
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Iriomote-jima, Japan
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Townsville, Queensland, Australia