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Experts expect rebound in monarch butterflies

By Mark Stevenson
Published October 2, 2014 9:27pm ET
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Experts expect rebound in monarch butterflies
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 file photo, a monarch butterfly takes flight from a wetland area at Cooks Slough Nature Park in Uvalde, Tex. as they make their yearly journey from summer homes in Canada and northern states to a winter nesting site in central Mexico. The butterflies are famous for migrating from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico for the winter. A study by researcher Marcus Kronforst of the University of Chicago released in the journal Nature on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 suggests the species itself also started out in North America some 2 million years ago, instead of South or Central America. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Bahram Mark Sobhani) | Bahram Mark Sobhani

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Deforestation is down in the Mexican forest that is the winter home of Monarch butterflies, and scientists also hope to see a rebound in the annual migration after it fell to historic lows last year, an expert said Thursday.

Omar Vidal of the World Wildlife Fund said two to three times more Monarchs may arrive this year, compared to last year.

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