NOVA: The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies DVD

I enjoyed every minute

Its been a long time since I was really glued to the TV screen. It is an unbelievable awesome sight to see all these butterflies gathered in one area! And to realize they travel so far is to get to where they are going.

A treasured DVD film to include in our library. It has also inspired our family to plant more milkweed and nectar flowers to support Monarch butterfly conservation.

Great video, camera work.

I love this documentary it was the perfect way to know about this incerdible creatures . Loving butterfiels it was the perfect show ,what incredible journey . Where I can find the music in the video and what is the name of it? thanks .....Maria

The photography in this amazing program makes you feel you are part of the migration. Every childrens science class should see this beautiful spectacle. The fact that the monarch wintering grounds in Mexico are in danger from illegal logging, that there are dangers from pesticides and hazards along the route, and that there is a lack of plants for the caterpillars to eat, should concern all of us to the possibility that the monarch migration could possibly end in our lifetimes. I believed I knew a lot about the butterflies, but seeing this added greatly to what I knew and made me wish to see it in person. The sight of millions of butterflies flying and millions of butterflies frozen in the snow could bring you to tears.

What a journey of beauty. If only humanity could work to the excellence and the essence of life that these wonderful small creatures do. One of the best presentations on any Nova programs. Cheers to all on this one.

THe arduous yet fascinating journey of 4 generations of this beautiful creature reinforces viewer to believe in God - the ultimate Programmer and Creator of things, small and large.

I am a retired 2nd grade teacher who had a butterfly garden my last 8 yrs. We won a contest that allowed us to plant a Milky-way Garden at the Governors Mansion for Monarchs.Having taken the Monarch tour in Mexico with professors from LSU and University of Florida, this video answers a lot of my questions about the incredible flight to Mexico of the monarch and the danger to their environment. I intend to donate this butterfly video to my school because it can easily flutter through the curriculum on all levels. Art and science are easily covered. Mapping geography, math graphing, journaling with research, and protecting global habitats and environments are great lessons to develop! The most wonderful part will be the enthusiasm of the students responses!

i was just passing through to go to another channel and got completely hooked on this program. you will never view the Monarch the same way again. i have a new respect and appreciation for them. Awesome creatures. I learned so much. evry teacher should show this in class!

My family loved watching this documentary. Awesome images. Very informative program.

Fantastic job of photography and also of looking at all sides of the conservation and preservation problem: not an easy solution but worth working toward before its too late. Their navigational system points to an overwhelmingly intelligent designer, ie GOD. One thing not really mentioned is the role of milkweed ripening with them as they make their way north. We have lost the migration in western Oregon because of weed control programs and spraying weve lost the critical numbers of milkweed populations.

We just viewed this program on tv and were stopped in our tracks of dinner prep and became glued to the show---beautiful music and imagery. Dreamy, hopeful and truly lovely photography. Am writing this review because am on this site to purchase this dvd for our library. Enchanting!!!

I took a trip to Mexico to see the Monarchs and it was one of the best experiences of my life. This DVD shows the highlights of my trip and helped me show people how amazing the Monarchs really are. Anyone interested in experiencing this in reality should check out Expedition Travel. Thumbs up!!

This is an outstanding piece of work. The story is great and the photography is unbelieveable. Ive never seen such unusual and perfect shots.

Most of us have some idea about the remarkable migration of this delicate insect that covers 6000 miles and four generations. Nova does its customary excellent presentation of this unparalleled story. The narration, photography and editing are fabulous. Im buying copies to give to my grandchildren in the hope it will excite their sensitivity to other living things.

I watched this with my mother on PBS last night. She is 92...we both learned a lot, and it kept our attention. It was beautiful and inspiring. I already knew a lot about the migration of monarch butterflies, but this clarified some questions that had always mystified me. See it!

There were interludes (very few) where the music shut off, and I found myself thinking thank god! It seemed Novas sound track was designed to reveal how grand and glorious the monarchs are -- as if we viewers lack the eyes and imagination to respond for ourselves. Ive worked with monarchs for years, and was very disappointed by the intrusive music, the (sometimes) breathless musings of the narrator, and your bias toward grandiloquent photography,

What a sensitive, compelling account of the miracle of monarch butterfly migration and the perils these fragile, yet strong, creatures face. This is a marvelous, educational tool for anyone wishing to encourage the preservation of these amazing insects and the unbelievable, increasingly dangerous journey they face. What a tragedy if during a particularly harsh season so many perish that not enough survive with the instinct to come north! I cannot imagine our gardens here in their summer habitat without them!

Most fascinating! A MUST see for children!