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This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...

Overwintering populations of monarch butterflies in California have reached a near all-time low since records began, conservationists announced on Thursday. The ...

I really want to spread the word that we should not give up right now,” said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the Xerces Society.

The annual Western Monarch Count observed a peak population of 9,119 Monarch butterflies in California this winter, marking a sharp decline in the last few years. The count, administered by the ...

Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Forest in the State of Mexico. View of the Oyamel trees and the trails leading to the sanctuary, with some butterflies flying by. UNESCO World Heritage Site Royalty-free ...

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

FILE - A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File) ...

Largest butterfly clusters observed in Santa ... home to the Pacific Grove Monarch Grove Sanctuary, said that while the local tally followed the overall state trend, it was surprising.