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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific ...

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

Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove in San Luis Obispo County had the fourth largest count with 556 monarchs observed in late November, and the Bay Area’s Skywest Golf Course took fifth with 477 ...

The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.

Newly released data shows that the number of monarch butterflies migrating to California this winter is near-record low. "We ...

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

While the butterfly’s population has been declining ... over 80,000 people visit sites including Pismo State Beach’s monarch grove per year. California lawmakers have passed laws to protect ...

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

THAT ALSO HOLDS TRUE IN PACIFIC GROVE." THAT NUMBER IS A SHARP DECLINE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. IN COMPARISON, THERE WERE 233 THOUSAND MONARCH BUTTERFLIES COUNTED ACROSS CALIFORNIA LAST YEAR.

A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the ...