LA Times on MSN11d
California's monarch butterfly population plummets
The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...
Monarch butterfly population in Western U.S. nears record 30-year low. Here's what to know.
The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...
earth8d
Monarch butterflies face steep decline in the Western U.S.
Monarch butterflies in the western U.S. have dropped to just 9,119 this year. In 2023, the count was 233,394, meaning a 96% decline.
The Associated Press on MSN10d
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as ...
Voice of America11d
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across ... the host plant for the insect's caterpillars. The plant has been disappearing before a combination ...
West Hawaii Today14d
California’s monarch butterfly population plummets; fire wipes out Topanga habitat
Testing by the Xerces Society and the University of Nevada-Reno found that milkweed leaves, the main food source for the monarch caterpillar, were contaminated by 64 pesticides. One of these ...