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 ...
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 ...
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
This year the organization counted 9,119 monarchs, the second-lowest total since tracking began in 1997. The organization has ...
CA monarch butterfly population plummets 96% in 2024 survey
Overwintering populations of monarch butterflies in California have reached a near all-time low since records began, conservationists announced on Thursday. The ...
Los Angeles Times6 天
California’s monarch butterfly population plummets; fire wipes out Topanga habitat
The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a ... which probably slowed butterfly breeding and the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies, said Emma Pelton, an ...
KEYT6 天
Western Monarch Butterfly count shows second lowest visiting population since recording began
PISMO BEACH, Calif. – On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch Butterfly Count and recorded the second lowest ...
SanLuisObispo5 天
Monarch butterfly count plummets in SLO County. ‘Feels like a punch to the heart’
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 ...
Forbes6 天
U.S. Eyes Threats To Monarch Butterflies, Survival Tied To California
“Research in California’s Central Valley by the Xerces Society and University of Nevada-Reno found that milkweed leaves – the food source for monarch caterpillars – were contaminated by 64 ...