Good news from Mexico monarch reserve despite looming threats
On this episode we hear from Mongabay's Mexico City-based contributor Martha Pskowski who recently traveled to central Mexico during the winter 'high season' when tourists flock to see monarch butterflies covering the trees. Her\xa0fascinating report on threats to monarchs in these overwintering grounds\xa0was tempered by cheerful news that\xa0the number of monarchs wintering in Mexico is\xa0up 144%\xa0in 2019.\xa0Pskowski spoke with locals who rely on monarch tourism for their livelihoods, and she investigated impacts on the monarchs' habitat from agriculture and a proposed mine.
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