Articles by Vanessa Freije & Yolotzin Hernández

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Nestled high in Mexico's mountains, a community works to protect the Endangered monarch butterflies that come to hibernate in the hundreds of thousands. Here two members of that community, Eduardo Carrillo and David Bautista, show the difference between males (left), who have two black dots on their wings, and females (right).

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How This Tiny Mexican Town Has Saved Their Monarch Butterflies—For Now

At the Joya Redonda Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, hibernating monarch numbers have multiplied tenfold. But is that enough to save the insect?