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 ...
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as ...
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Monarch butterfly numbers hit near record low in California. Here's why that matters
Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...
The Western Monarch Butterfly Population Has Plummeted This Winter
The number of monarch butterflies in California is in sharp decline this year. This is the second-lowest population recording ...
Why monarch butterflies could be listed as a threatened species | Word from the Smokies
The natural phenomenon of the iconic monarch butterflies migrating south for the winter is a fascinating one - and it's one ...
Monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...
There used to be millions of monarch butterflies in California. Now, they’re in the thousands
Once, millions of monarchs wintered in California. But climate change, habitat loss, widespread pesticide use and disease ...
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The decline of monarch butterflies
Not that long ago, monarch butterflies would migrate in droves. However, over the last few decades, the number of these ...
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 ...
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Monarch butterflies face steep decline in the Western U.S.
Monarch butterflies in the western U.S. have dropped to just 9,119 this year. In 2023, the count was 233,394, meaning a 96% decline.