Status, Distribution & Conservation
The Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus L., in Canada
Note: This report was submitted to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC, aka NAFTA) in 1996, and first made available on the web in 1998. Three reports, one for each of the Monarch's home countries, were commissioned by the CEC. You can read the report, beginning immediately below, or choose to download a PDF for offline reading/reference. Note, also, that the author is no longer at York University so don't send him mail there! Use the handy-dandy contact form instead.
A report submitted to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 393 rue St. Jacques Ouest, Bureau 200, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2Y 1N9.
Phil Schappert
York University, Department of Biology, 4700 Keele St., North York, Ontario, M3J 1P3.
April 1, 1996.
Contents:
Summary
Distribution
Protection
Population Sizes and Trends
General Biology
Classification and Description
Habitat
Habitat Requirements
Trends in Habitat Quality, Quantity and Protection