Experience the Amazing Monarch Butterfly!
We hope you enjoy this interactive map which shows the amazing migrations of monarch butterflies. You can see where they fly, the urgent threats they are facing, and how your support is expanding innovative solutions to help monarchs and other butterflies survive. Please start your journey now, then provide your support to help save monarchs and other wildlife!
You help butterflies wherever they fly
Did you know eastern monarch butterflies will fly between 2,000 to 3,000 miles to an overwintering location in South-Central Mexico? From New England to California, thanks for helping protect the pollinators that help keep our natural world healthy.
You help young people flap their wings
In Michigan, you help more than 3,000 students learn about monarchs, and what they can do to help care for the planet.
You’re expanding conservation in three countries
You’ve helped more than 1,500 communities in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada take the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge to help pollinators thrive!
You’re taking ACTION for monarchs
You help push Congress to pass the MONARCH Act, which invests in the conservation and recovery of the western migratory monarch and other native pollinators.
You help increase monarch POPULATIONS
In California, the western monarch population decreased again this year. We must act now to protect them, and we can do more with your continued support!
Butterfly Highways: Conserving Roadside Habitat
Help us restore this habitat that is so important to what monarchs need along their Central Flyway migration.
You help non-migratory monarchs, too
Not all monarchs migrate. Florida has a large non-migratory monarch population. Your support helps protect global habitats and food sources.
A Monarch’s Journey
Monarchs can fly over 100 miles in a single day given the right conditions; one monarch traveled 265 miles in just one day. It can take migratory monarchs up to two months to complete their journey.
You’re creating something to celebrate
Every year, Mexicans celebrate their ancestors on the Day of the Dead. Around that time, the monarchs arrive! Thanks for helping Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. expand conservation.
The Migration Generation
Around four generations of monarchs will emerge throughout the year. The first few generations are tasked with migrating north and laying lots of eggs, while the fourth generation must trek south to Mexico and overwinter.
Monarch Butterfly overview
We’ve prepared a special video to show you monarch butterflies and help you learn more about the urgent threats they’re facing. Watch it now!
Help Save Monarchs with Your Gift Today
This interactive map shows your impact. But will it be enough? The annual numbers for the eastern migratory monarch population have just been released and they clearly show that monarchs are struggling now more than ever. Extreme weather events are a primary cause of the more than 50% drop in the population in the past year. We must act now. Later is too late! Please support the National Wildlife Federation with your gift today. Thank you!
Count Me In!
I’ll help save the butterflies and other wildlife with a contribution today.
