The latest count of western monarch butterfly populations is the third-lowest yet, after 2024 and 2020.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The annual Western Monarch Count observed a ...

Citizen scientists and volunteers have counted over 233,300 monarch butterflies across the western United States as part of Xerces Society’s 27th annual count. Despite ongoing efforts to save the ...

Scientists are grappling with a stark population decline of the western monarch butterfly after the species’ numbers hit a near all-time low. This year’s Western Monarch Count, which has tracked the ...

WORRIED ABOUT THE BUTTERFLY... WHICH HAS ALREADY ON THE CANDIDATE LIST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES.### IT ONLY TAKES A QUICK WALK-THROUGH PACIFIC GROVE BEFORE YOU NOTICE A LACK OF BRIGHT ORANGE WINGS ...

One of California's most iconic animals is in trouble. A preliminary tally of monarch butterflies that spend the winter along California's coast looks near the record low. That's a blow for the ...

The all-time lowest population size in Pismo Beach was reported in 2020, when only 199 butterflies were counted at the ...

RECORD LOW. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER JOYCE KIM HAS THE DETAILS. #### "WE WERE HOPING TO SEE THE MONARCHS SWARMING. I'M HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS FROM OUT OF TOWN WHO ARE BIOLOGISTS, AND THEY WERE REALLY ...

Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in the winter. The shift could be key to the survival of the iconic insect, ...

The Trump administration has delayed protections.

Every winter, millions of monarch butterflies journey thousands of miles across North America to spend winters in the forests and mountains of central Mexico. But over the years, the beloved butterfly ...