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 ...

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

WATCH: How conservationists are rebuilding monarch butterfly habitat on the Central Coast How one organization is rebuilding monarch butterfly habitat on the Central Coast The Pismo Beach State ...

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 ...

Much of California’s Habitat for the migratory Monarch butterfly is gone. Wild fires have decimated groves of trees and plants where the Western Monarch winters. The typical flight plan of the Monarch ...

Fewer-than-usual monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society. “It feels like a punch to ...