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 ...
As I watched the California wildfires burn out of control last month, I couldn’t stop thinking about all of the victims of ...
In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.
Butterflies and bees are important garden visitors — they’re both pollinators, which means they help plants reproduce. When ...
The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing Monarch butterflies as threatened, seeking public input until March 2025.