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 ...
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.
Monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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CA monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove on Nov. 10, 2021. Photo by Nic Coury, AP Photo For the past three years, more than 200,000 western monarch butterflies spent ...
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Designer Meg Braff Just Launched a Line with Weezie—and We Want Everything
Designer Meg Braff knows Palm Beach style. Take one look at her West Palm Beach showroom, with its carefully curated ...