Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in. Related coverage we can now track individual monarch butterflies Dan fagin, new york times project monarch project monarch tedx photos videos Once the butterfly takes flight, the sensor transmits location data via a network of ground‑based receivers and satellite relays The information is then compiled into real‑time maps that show each individual’s route, stopovers, and altitude Insights into monarch migration preliminary results have already overturned long‑standing.
Tracking individual monarchs with radio tags as part of the project monarch collaboration monday, november 17th, 2025 at 4:31 pm by kristen baum filed under monarch tagging | comments off with today’s new york times article (we can now track individual monarch butterflies 17 november 2025) and press release from cellular tracking technologies (ctt) and the cape may. Xerces society reported a new radiotelemetry transmitter, called the blu+, is revolutionizing how scientists can track migrating monarchs this fall The blu+ transmitter, developed by cellular tracking technologies and cape may point arts & science center (cmpasc), weighs just 0 06g and can be attached to monarch butterflies. We can now track individual monarch butterflies november 17, 2025 1:48 pm subscribe scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in mexico
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the new york times For the first time, scientists are tracking the migration of monarch butterflies across much of north america, actively monitoring individual insects on journeys from as far away as ontario all the way to their overwintering colonies in ce.
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