"So I think it's important to recognize that agriculture does impact monarch butterfly populations, but so do other factors. Fish and Wildlife listed climate change, habitat loss in the ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly ... by 2080. Habitat destruction, pesticides and extreme weather fluctuation due to climate change are to blame for the butterfly’s decline.

New data detailing the abundance of the eastern monarch butterfly colonies wintering in central Mexico’s forests estimate that the species occupied only 2.2 acres during the 2023-2024 winter season—59 ...

SAN DIEGO — Working to grow a safer future, Veronica Cuadras is planting native narrow leaf milkweed to help monarch butterflies. “All you need is just a little pot, some dirt and some seeds!” Cuadras ...

A monarch butterfly at the Coastal Access Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Los Osos, Calif., on Jan. 20. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) ...

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America ... There are many possible reasons for this, including habitat loss due to monoculture industrial farming, climate change, and ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved ...

the state directed the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to conserve the butterflies and their habitats; and in 2018 the state established the Monarch and Pollinator Rescue Program.