This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...
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"The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America, captivating children and adults throughout its fascinating life cycle," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams ...
one trend is clear — the Western Monarch butterfly population has declined by more than 95% since the 1980s, Howard said. With such a drastic population loss, the remaining butterflies are ...
A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the ...
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 ...
While the butterfly’s population has been declining for years, the finding still has some biologists and California park advocates worried. Related: How Southern California naturalists are trying to ...