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

Some of the largest clusters this season were found in Santa Cruz County, with 1,406 monarchs at Lighthouse Field State Beach ...

Say the word “butterfly,” and the iconic orange and black of the monarch may immediately spring to mind. But they are becoming a rarer and rarer sight in nature.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

This winter’s mid-season count — conducted at 257 sites by 400 volunteers — tallied just 9,119 monarch butterflies ... sites in California and Mexico. During the spring and summer, the ...

The results of the 28 th annual mid-season Western Monarch Count have been released: only 9,119 of the butterflies were counted during the time ... returns to spend the winter along the Pacific ...

This winter’s mid-season count — conducted at 257 sites by 400 volunteers — tallied just 9,119 monarch butterflies ... sites in California and Mexico. During the spring and summer, the ...