Monarch butterfly count plummets in SLO County. ‘Feels like a punch to the heart’
In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.
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 ...
California's western monarch butterfly population is close to an all-time low
Scientists are grappling with a stark population decline of the western monarch butterfly after the species’ numbers hit a ...
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Western Monarch Butterfly count shows second lowest visiting population since recording began
On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch ...
Monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...
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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 ...
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"Purple Butterfly Braids: New Hair, New Mood - Maintenance Day Transformation
There's no question about it, McDonald's is the most successful restaurant in the history of the world. The company isn't worth millions, but billions, nearly $150 billion, and that number keeps ...
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California officials react to historically low Western Monarch Butterfly count
The western monarch butterfly is being considered for the endangered species list, but public comment is still being gathered ...
California State Parks Foundation Responds to Near-Record Low for Western Monarch Butterflies
The Western population of the monarch butterfly has reached the second-lowest level recorded since tracking began nearly ...
California’s monarch butterfly count yields a worrisome finding
A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the ...
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
MADISON WISCONSIN - The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its ...
A Maine ballad, butterfly and dessert? They’re official. A reptile? Not yet.
Three new state symbols are proposed this year – reptile, amphibian and dog – which would bring Maine's total to 34.