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1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics?

Its favorite winter spot is The Transvolcanic Range in Mexico or the Pacific coast of California. It lives in the subtropic and tropic areas. It does migrate. The Monarch undergoes metamorphisis. They usually live in the mountains in North America. It's main nutrition is milkweed.

Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?)

The monarch butterfly lives in North America. It migrates to different places durring the year. It lives in Mexico durring the winter, and migrates to the southeast of the United States durring the summer, and especially along the coast. They also live In Australia, South America, and Hawaii. They live in subtropical and tropical climates. Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal

1) Eats a toxic plant called milkweed. That is what makes the body of a Monarch poisonous. 2) Females have thicker veins than males. 3) Females lay about 400 eggs. 4) They live in Southern USA, Mexico, Canada, and other Mediterranean places. 5) The Monarch has only 4 generations per year. 6) They usually live for about a month. 7) Monarchs can only sip liquid foods through the tongue called proboscis. 8) Eggs takes 2 weeks to develop. 9) Classification: Class-insecta, Order-Lepidoptera, Family-Nymphalidae, Genus and species- Danaus plexippus 10) They are hugely affected by human activities. 2. Where and why is your animal endangered?

Humans are taking the land where they live and they are loosing their habitats. Monarch Butterflies are endangered in North America.

Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats) Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment

The Monarch Butterfly is becoming endangered because humans are taking their habitats away from them, by building things and mowing over things that are where the Monarch Butterfly lives. The population is down to 75%.

3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held.

There isn't one specific place where they are conserved, there are a few sanctuaries, but there are lots of programs where they protect and figure out ways to save the Monarch Butterfly. The University of Kansas is doing the Monarch Watch, and the Program of Protection and there is a sanctuary in Sierra De Chincua, Mexico. In California, Monarch Grove Sanctuary is conserving Monarch Butterflies also. The Butterfly Gardner's Association is also an organization working on ways to save the Monarch Butterfly. Natural Bridges State Beach, in Santa Cruz, California is a place with a Monarch Sanctuary, and they are very big on Monarchs there.

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done?

In Mexico, they are putting milkweed in places where people aren't able to go. There is an organization called the Butterfly Gardener's Association, and they conserve butterflies and they keep on looking for ways to help them from being endangered. There is also a program called the Monarch Watch, and they are watching the migration of this fascinating insect, and are figuring out ways to save it from being endangered.

Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3)

The United States, Canada and Mexico are trying to conserve the population of the Monarch Butterfly. Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation Dr. Karen Oberhauser and her students at the University of Minnesota are figuring out ways to conserve monarch butterflies. She has been studying the Monarch Butterfly for 11 years. Chip Taylor studies insects at the University of Kansas.He is the director of the program called Monarch Watch.He observes the migration of Monarchs.

Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population A few universities are involved in the conservation of Monarchs. This is a program called Monarch Watch. They are keeping track of the population and are trying to figure out ways to keep the Monarch Butterfly around. [|by taylar] This is a Monarch Butterfly is at the Monarch Grove Sanctuary, in Pacific Grove, California.
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Bibliography (All Resources Used) http://www.gpnc.org/Monarch.htm http://www.Monarch-butterfly.com/ http://www.zoomwhales.com/subjects/butterfly/species/Monarch.shtml http://www.insecta-insecta.com/butterflies/monarch Pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/retropc/247130556/ http://flickr.com/search/?q=monarch%20grove%20sanctuary&l=3 Print Source** Costello, Emily. "Safe Haven." Science World 10 Mar. 2008: 8-11.