The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in ...

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.

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

She noted the number of monarch butterflies varies widely from year to year driven mostly by weather conditions that have become more extreme due to climate change. “What we want to do is make ...

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.

Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...

The number of monarch butterflies in California is in sharp decline this year. This is the second-lowest population recording ...

The natural phenomenon of the iconic monarch butterflies migrating south for the winter is a fascinating one - and it's one ...

Fewer-than-usual monarch butterflies migrated ... nectar plants available to the butterflies, Howard said. “This highlights some of the impacts of climate change during the last decade ...

Monarch butterflies return to California ... Other threats to the butterflies are urban development and climate change related droughts and wildfires. The population of migratory western monarchs ...

diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator. Here's what to know: The survey began in 1997 Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black ...