El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
A park guide leads a horse carrying tourists up the steep mountain trail to view the annual mass migration of Monarch butterflies in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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Biosphere Cerro Pelon Danaus Plexippus El Capulin guide guard horse trail Mexican Lepidoptera Macheros Mexico Michoacan Reserve attraction biodiversity black butterflies butterfly day destination flying forest habitat highlands insect mass migration migration monarch monarchs mountains natural nature nest orange outdoors outside oyamel fir trees perserve phenomenon refuge sanctuaries sanctuary seasonal sightseeing subtropical swarm tourism travel wildlife wintering horizontal
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