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Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Saved From illegal Logging

August 24, 2012

Illegal logging in the forests of Mexico that are the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly has been virtually eliminated, according to a new study.

This year has marked the first time that logging has not been found in detectable amounts in aerial photographs since the forest was declared a nature reserve in 2000.

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