It's the story of a majestic species: symbol of American pride, embodiment of the returning dead in Mexico, it's the story of the Monarch butterfly. It would be a happy story, only, today they are dying. The monarch butterflies population has declined by up to 80% in the last decade. Who is to blame? Both the modern agricultural practices such as GMO and herbicide use, and the illegal logging carrying on in the Mexican forest of Michoacan, the butterflies' overwintering site.
—Anna Chahuneau