The iconic monarch butterfly has inspired generations with its beauty and its complex and mysterious migration - come be inspired by the monarch again. In this episode, join Dr. Susan in exploring monarch butterflies: talking with both an expert biologist who studies them and an inspirational conservationist who is dedicated to helping them. The flagship for the movement to help pollinators, the monarch is under threat from a number of sources. While the monarch brings people so much joy, it also needs our help. We will learn concrete steps we can take to help this queen among butterflies. We will also look at research and attempt to rear butterflies from caterpillars. For old and young alike, come celebrate the monarchs: they are struggling, but there is also reason for hope.

Learn more:

-We interview Ward Johnson, the founder of Save our Monarchs.

Find out more or order milkweed at: https://www.saveourmonarchs.org

*A donation was made to Save our Monarchs by the the Biologica Podcast for this episode.

-We interview Dr. David James; to see a photo of him teaching inmates about monarch butterflies, and a photo of a tiny tag on a butterfly’s wing, visit this 2018 article:

https://ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squad/article/david-james-incredible-research-migratory-monarchs