Monarch butterflies are unique in their migration patterns. Eastern monarchs travel between Mexico and the U.S., spending ...

Say the word "butterfly," and the iconic orange and black of the monarch may immediately spring to mind. But they are ...

The Western Monarch Count has reported a peak population of just 9,119 butterflies this winter, down from approximately 200,000 overwintering butterflies counted each year over the past three years.

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States ... and if those change during certain times of the years, they may not be able to survive quite as successfully ...

Before National Geographic published its famous August 1976 cover story detailing the search for the monarch butterfly’s ...

The largest overwintering clusters this winter were observed in Santa ... it was surprising. Just 228 monarch butterflies were counted during the sanctuary's annual Thanksgiving count, the second ...

Heat spells in 2020 and 2024 contributed to the species’ decline during those years ... highest amount of western monarchs this winter, with more than 3,000 butterflies counted across Lighthouse ...

Western monarch butterflies migrate from Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and inland California to coastal California to stay warm and conserve energy during the winter.

If you see a butterfly with orange wings, it's most likely a Monarch. They may seem delicate, but every winter, hundreds of them fly three thousand miles from our area and the Midwest USA and ...

Before National Geographic published its famous August 1976 cover story detailing the search for the monarch butterfly’s wintering ... of the Rockies spend the winter in central Mexico, while ...