Butterflies Go High Tech in a Race to Save Their Species

Butterflies Go High Tech in a Race to Save Their Species

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) - For centuries, monarch butterflies have traveled thousands of miles across North America, guided by instincts that scientists are only beginning to understand. Now, a team of researchers on California’s Central Coast is giving these fragile travelers a high-tech voice in their own survival. At dawn on Ellwood Mesa in Goleta, biologist Charis van der Heide and her team set out under the first light of day. Armed with long …