most are located in the state of michwaqan, but this is the state of michwaqan, but this is the leastsomewhere you can the least touristy site, and somewhere you can truly be alone with these creatures. wow...! normally wow. . .! normally we're wow...! normally we're not allowed to get this close but, from this distance, i hope you can see there are millions of monarchs clustered in black clumps on these fur trees. what i find absolutely amazing about this insect is they travel a,000km from canada, the united states, down to this particular forest. ir trees. what i find absolutely amazing about it's the longest migration undertaken by any insect. scientists only recently discovered that they use the sun to navigate to the same reserves every year, where they rest, feed, and then find a mate. in recent yea rs, rest, feed, and then find a mate. in recent years, the populations have dwindled thanks to the destruction of habitats in the us and canada, and deforestation here in mexico. one study says the numbers have gone down by 8a% in the last 20 years. the fear is this — one more bad wi