{"id":887816,"date":"2026-10-19T15:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887816\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:10:11","slug":"headline-monarch-butterflies-stop-at-abilene-zoo-during-fall-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887816\/","title":{"rendered":"Headline: Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABILENE, Texas \u2014 Thousands of monarch butterflies are migrating south for the winter, with some stopping at the Abilene Zoo.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED| <a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/local\/monarch-butterflies-migration-has-begun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Monarch butterflies return to Abilene as fall migration season begins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1bffedc6-5686-41f3-a40a-9cdfba51644c-monarch2.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)<\/p>\n<p>Several garden beds and trees at the zoo are covered with butterflies.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED| <a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/local\/migration-brings-monarch-butterflies-to-merkel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Migration brings Monarch butterflies to Merkel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/c6c2191d-42d5-4324-9478-b9fbfca067c3-monarch5.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)<\/p>\n<p>Visitors should come soon to see the butterflies, though harsh weather could affect how many are visible.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED| <a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/offbeat\/butterfly-butterflies-population-decrease-disappearing-vanishing-catastrophic-rate-extinction-extinct-threatened-endangered-united-states-america-study-research-dying-dead-die-climate-change-ecosystem-insects-insect-bug-bugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New study finds butterflies are disappearing from the US at a &#8216;catastrophic&#8217; rate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/17d55676-22a1-4eb8-b572-3313bca70803-monarch1.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)<\/p>\n<p>The zoo participates in the Monarch SAFE program and is home to a certified monarch waystation.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ab0764eb-5d04-4ff7-9a86-955222f494fc-monarch4.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)<\/p>\n<p>It said those efforts support conservation of the species.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/750ab103-4e12-4115-9b04-9f4379082d0d-monarch3.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monarch butterflies stop at Abilene Zoo during fall migration(Abilene Zoo)<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about our involvement with the monarch butterfly species visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/abilenezoo.org\/monarch-waystation\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawVC8S1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTExUTA0UGFHSTBieFd5SHhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeSOkj3NVtKF1jqc8kotnGUSDkdZemgdNZ_f3q0jLTngLmFcHtSgePf7n4Frw_aem_zHZypovM4VRYWCLO_W517A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/abilenezoo.org\/monarch-waystation\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ABILENE, Texas \u2014 Thousands of monarch butterflies are migrating south for the winter, with some stopping at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-887816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}