Monarch butterfly population in Western U.S. nears record 30-year low. Here's what to know.
The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...
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Monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
For the past three years, more than 200,000 western monarch butterflies spent their ... since the count first began in 1997. While the butterfly’s population has been declining for years ...
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California's monarch butterfly population plummets
The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...
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Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate ...
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Monarch butterfly numbers hit near record low in California. Here's why that matters
Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...
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There used to be millions of monarch butterflies in California. Now, they’re in the thousands
Visitors to Pismo State Beach and other California state beaches can expect to see fewer western monarch butterflies this year. Last week, the Xerces Society announced the results of its 28th ...
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Habitat restoration project at Goleta's Ellwood Mesa seeks to address declining monarch butterfly numbers
The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as ...