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 ...

Monarch butterflies depend on human intervention to thrive in the wild, as highlighted by the traveling exhibit "Monarchs and ...

The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Adult ...

The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.

In December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The public can comment on the listing until ...

Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove in San Luis Obispo was the fourth largest with 556 monarch butterflies. The Bay Area’s Skywest Golf Course came in fifth with 477 monarchs. Some other sites with a ...

MADISON, Wisconsin — 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 ...

Ashborn was the original Monarch of Shadow and was feared by both Rulers and Monarchs. After finding a human vessel, Sung Jinwoo, Ashborn passed on all his powers to him. Ashborn decides to find ...