Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies An awe-
inspiring tale of extraordinary insect endurance and human
perseverance. Flight of the Butterflies is an interconnected
scientific adventure story that spans thousands of miles and
generations. It’s about the remarkable monarch butterfly
migration, the longest known insect migration on Earth, and the
determined Canadian scientist who spent 40 years trying to
discover exactly where the butterflies mysteriously disappeared
when they flew south for winter. The film tells an amazing story
of scientific discovery. Dr. Fred Urquhart's obsession with
monarchs started in his youth. His passion became his profession
as he went on to become a university professor. Along with his
wife Norah, he founded the Insect Migration Association,
enlisting thousands of volunteer citizen scientists across North
America to tag hundreds of thousands of butterflies to track
their migration route. This association ultimately helped Dr.
Urquhart discover, in 1975, that millions