Overview
- Michoacán inaugurated the 2025–2026 season at Sierra Chincua, Senguio and El Rosario, with authorities projecting about 800,000 visitors.
- Mexico publicly urged the United States and Canada to reduce herbicide and pesticide use that kills milkweed, calling the chemicals a key threat along the migratory route.
- The Primera Cumbre Nacional Mariposa Monarca in Toluca produced a consensus to adopt shared protocols for monitoring, restoration, surveillance and territorial management, with plans to deepen coordination before a trilateral meeting.
- An underground electricity line to the Sierra Chincua parador was completed outside the core hibernation zone under an approved environmental impact assessment, with a reported state investment of 3.7 million pesos.
- WWF México reported only 2.5 hectares affected by illegal logging in the reserve’s core between April 2023 and February 2024, far below levels recorded in the early 2000s.