The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as ...

Monarch butterflies in the western U.S. have dropped to just 9,119 this year. In 2023, the count was 233,394, meaning a 96% decline.

Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

The Monarch Butterfly is arguably one of the most ... often featuring striking patterns of yellow, black, and blue. These butterflies are native to various regions around the world, including ...

This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...

Monarch butterflies dropped to near record low in 2023 In 2023, the iconic orange and black butterflies dropped to a near record low. Colonies of monarch butterflies occupied only 2.2 acres of ...

VERNON — Vernon is an entry point for monarch butterflies migrating north from their ... an organization that's dedicated to bringing the beautiful orange and black butterfly back from the brink of ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...