"I really want to spread the word that we should not give up right now," said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo ...

home to the Pacific Grove Monarch Grove Sanctuary, said that while the local tally followed the overall state trend, it was surprising. Just 228 monarch butterflies were counted during the ...

Newly released data shows that the number of monarch butterflies migrating to California this winter is near-record low. "We ...

A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

During the fall and winter, the focus shifts to the tens of thousands of monarch butterflies that seek shelter in one of Pacific Grove's eucalyptus groves. To see the marvelous insects ...

FILE - A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File) ...

The count of 9,119 butterflies this winter is a sharp decline from 200,000 reported in the past three years, but slightly up from 2,000 monarch reported in 2020.

SANTA CRUZ — Conservationists are concerned that western monarch butterflies may be teetering on the brink of collapse as the latest Western Monarch Count reveals a devastating decline.