The Developing History of Monarch Butterflies

<p>Monarch butterflies are still in the middle of their story – and it’s one that is precarious. Humans are still trying to figure out a lot about them, and aspects of the monarch story have been misrepresented over the years.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Monarch Joint Venture: https://monarchjointventure.org/</li> <li>“Monarch Butterfly.” The National Wildlife Federation. https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Monarch-Butterfly</li> <li>Sutherland, Douglas W.S. and Jean Adams, ed. “The Monarch Butterfly – Our National Insect.” Part of “Insect Potpourri: Adventures in Entomology.” CRC Press. 1992.</li> <li>Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Danaus". <em>Encyclopedia Britannica</em>, 15 Feb. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Danaus-Greek-mythology</li> <li>Kathleen S. Murphy. “Collecting Slave Traders: James Petiver, Natural History, and the British Slave Trade.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 4, 2013, pp. 637–70. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.5309/willmaryquar.70.4.0637</li> <li>Müller-Wille, Staffan. "Carolus Linnaeus". <em>Encyclopedia Britannica</em>, 19 May. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carolus-Linnaeus</li> <li>Stearns, Raymond Phineas. “James Petiver: Promoter of Natural Science, c.1663-1718.” American Antiquarian Society. October 1952. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44807240.pdf</li> <li>“Mark Catesby (1683 – 1749).” Catesby Commemorative Trust. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130906122250/http://www.catesbytrust.org/mark-catesby/</li> <li>Smith-Rogers, Sheryl. “Maiden of the Monarchs.” TEXAS PARKS &amp; WILDLIFE. March 2016. https://monarchjointventure.org/images/uploads/documents/legacy_monarch_catalina_trail_article.pdf</li> <li>Scott, Alec. “Where do you go, my lovelies?” University of Toronto Magazine. Aug. 24, 2015. https://magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/history/where-do-you-go-my-lovelies-norah-and-fred-urquhart-monarch-butterfly-migration/</li> <li>Hannibal, Mary Ellen. “How you can