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.

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

PISMO BEACH, Calif. – On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch Butterfly Count and recorded the second lowest ...

Monarch butterflies have declined 80 percent or more in recent decades Each year, eastern monarchs embark on a migration spanning thousands of miles and multiple generations to overwintering ...

“This project represents hope for the Monarch butterfly and the ecosystems it helps sustain,” said Nathalie Brochu, Interim CEO of Butterfly Pavilion. “Restoring these vital habitats isn’t ...

The annual Western Monarch Count observed a peak population of 9,119 Monarch butterflies in California this winter, marking a sharp decline in the last few years. The count, administered by the ...

NDSU Extension horticulturist Esther McGinnis suggests commenting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in ... The proposal notes that private citizens have a unique opportunity to help rescue a threatened species by raising butterflies – but this ...

Dan Getman, a Kirksville-based master gardener, proudly watches as his grandchildren race to catch monarch butterflies on his rural 5½-acre property after their first fall sightings in the area.

This year, over twelve hundred schools are participating in the project, which helps raise awareness about the importance of protecting the monarch butterfly's ecosystem while building meaningful ...

On the other, Fred Urquhart, a University of Toronto zoologist who, for decades, had been puzzling over an entomological conundrum: Where do monarch butterflies go in winter? “We have found them ...