This year families and organizations from across North America have chosen to participate in the symbolic migration of the monarch butterfly. As part of this project each of the individuals provides a unique version of a monarch butterfly to make the migration to Mexico.

The image below is an illustration of the butterflies created by participants starting from their home states, making the long journey south to Mexico.

Scroll down with the pointer over the image to watch the butterflies migrate south.

The collage below is a collection of the butterflies provided by the participants of the symbolic migration project.

Scroll down with your mouse on the image to see all the butterflies; the counter in the corner shows how far along you are.