Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Michoacán, Mexico · 19.60°, -100.25° · Deforestation
The mountain fir forests where millions of monarchs spend the winter have been thinned by illegal logging and drought.
Each autumn, monarch butterflies from across eastern North America converge on a few hectares of oyamel fir forest in central Mexico. Illegal logging inside the reserve peaked in the 2000s and was pushed back by community patrols and payments for conservation, but smaller-scale cutting, pests and drought continue to degrade the forest. Monarch numbers also depend on milkweed availability along their migration route in the United States.
In the game
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve flares up as Land destroyed. The fix is a gesture: slash through the bulldozers to stop the clearing. Done right, it becomes Damage stopped 🌱. Finish all three steps of its chain in one round for a combo, or take your time in Explore mode: a place you fully restore stays green on your map for good.
🧭 Fly there and restore it▶ Play a 60-second round