The Western population of the monarch butterfly has reached the second-lowest level recorded since tracking began nearly ...

Monarch butterfly numbers at Pismo Grove have dropped significantly this year, according to the nonprofit Xerces Society’s ...

The western monarch butterfly is being considered for the endangered species list, but public comment is still being gathered ...

On Thursday, the Xerces Society released the results of its 28th annual Western Monarch Count, reporting the second lowest overwintering population ever recorded since tracking began in 1997. This ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

As I watched the California wildfires burn out of control last month, I couldn’t stop thinking about all of the victims of ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this ...

Western Monarch Butterflies have reached record low numbers along the Central Coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Some research indicates that certain types of milkweed such as Asclepias Curassavica the tropical variety sold at home ...

Scientists are grappling with a stark population decline of the western monarch butterfly after the species’ numbers hit a ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

“A significant deterioration in numbers was found, according to the survey respondents,” said Martin Visser on behalf of the Moths and Butterflies of NZ Trust (MBNZT). “We compared the results of this ...