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

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

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

Butterflies and bees are important garden visitors — they’re both pollinators, which means they help plants reproduce. When ...

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