The Safari West Monarch Butterfly Conservation Garden may be young but it has already become an amazing addition to our landscape and conservation work. When Safari West (with the invaluable help of Merle Reuser, our local monarch expert) first established the garden, our goal was simple. We wanted to help these beautiful and important insects […]
Conservation Corner: Life Finds a Way
The monarch butterfly is a delicate and ethereal seeming creature that nonetheless manages the longest and most grueling migration in the insect world. During the spring season, these famously beautiful orange and black Lepidoptera can be found throughout the lower 48 states and even as far north as southern Canada. Monarchs are vulnerable to cold […]
Conservation Corner: Collapse of the Monarch
Safari West Joins the Fight for our Pollinators Conservation makes up a massive part of what we do here at Safari West and every single one of our departments is involved in it in one way or another. Whether it’s the keeper department’s relentless work to keep a healthy and diverse gene pool for our […]