phys.org/news/2026-11-monarch-butterflies-tiny-trackers-scientists.html Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration
Scientists are attaching solar-powered radio tags to nearly 1,750 monarch butterflies this year to map their migration routes and stopover sites, with detections of roughly 175 tagged butterflies in Mexico. The project also highlights habitat loss, pesticides and climate change as threats.