In Canada, hundreds of people raise monarch butterflies in their homes to protect this wonderful species that travels to Mexico every year.
The monarch butterfly is in danger of extinction. And in Canada, hundreds of people are helping to conserve it from their homes.
This requires a permit from the authorities.
Once obtained, these nature lovers set about finding the eggs in the leaves of the milkweed, which is the only plant where they lay them and from which they feed.
They then place the leaves inside a mesh basket to observe the fascinating transformation process.
Thus, you can see the birth of the larva, its growth up to 3,000 times its original size to become a caterpillar, the moment when they decide to hang on and build their chrysalis, from which the majestic monarch butterfly will emerge. This entire process lasts between 5 and 6 weeks.
Finally, the butterflies are released and at this time their migratory journey of more than 3 thousand kilometers to Mexico begins to spend the winter in one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the world.
Gabriel Ramírez Pérez has over 20 years of experience as a professional journalist. He is one of the founders of The Bridge.Gabriel moved to Canada in 2016 looking forward to continuing his career as a journalist. He has worked as correspondent for the Iberoamerican Channel, W Radio, El Heraldo TV, El Financiero Bloomberg, Canal 22, Radiofórmula, and others.
