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Point Pelee Hosts Thousands Of Monarch Butterflies
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through CBC News' website.
CBC News reports that tens of thousands of monarch butterflies are currently making a rest stop at Point Pelee National Park on the shore of Lake Erie during their annual migration to Mexico. The butterflies pause every year to rest on Canada’s southernmost point of land before making the roughly 40-kilometer (25-mile) flight across Lake Erie.
Andrew Laforet, interpretation coordinator for Point Pelee National Park, told CBC that monarch numbers have been up in recent years and expects viewing to be good through mid-October. "Rather than crossing the lake they'll follow the land out as far as it will take them until they have no choice," he said. "They're waiting for the right condition to cross." Laforet suggested that visitors look for clusters of butterflies in the early mornings and at sunset, as well as on windy or rainy days when the butterflies are unlikely to fly south. Hot, sunny days tend to be when they decide to brave the flight across the water.
For more on the Monarch Migration, visit the Point Pelee National Park website.
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