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​Love Butterflies? Join MonarchWatch!

Each Fall, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo looks for residents to help support the internationally acclaimed Citizen Science project managed by the University of Kansas through tagging of Monarch Butterflies during their annual migration south to Mexico. Interested participants only need to attend one virtual training session and will be offered opportunities to work alongside Zoo staff to tag these magnificent pollinators.

2025 Season RECAP

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MonarchWatch training has concluded for the 2025 season. Thank you to everyone who participated!

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We have wonderful news to share about a success from our 2020 Monarch Watch program!

One of the Monarch butterflies tagged at the Zoo made a journey of 2,657 miles, and was recorded in El Rosario, Mexico!

From Zoo Educator Jen Farrell:
"Cass, one of our amazing docents and fellow MonarchWatch volunteers, found that one of her monarchs made the journey all the way from Bridgeport (our Zoo grounds) to El Rosario, Mexico. Congratulations, Cass! Here is a photo of the individual she tagged, and the data sheets to reflect the recovery.

Words are insufficient to describe just how amazing that is, and just how exciting this news is. I feel especially with this year, this is very welcome news."