The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

Firstly, it’s important to know that monarch butterflies cannot survive freezing temperatures, so they migrate to warmer climates as the seasons change. In the fall, monarchs in the United States and ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

This year’s particularly poor showing can also be attributed to an usually hot and dry fall, which probably slowed butterfly breeding and the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies ...

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.

DeWaard hypothesizes that these butterflies might be dispersing from the more crowded regions in their quest to procreate. Migrating monarchs also stop by in the fall, filling up on nectar in the ...

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Dan Getman, a Kirksville-based master gardener, proudly watches as his grandchildren race to catch monarch butterflies on his rural 5½-acre property after their first fall sightings in the area.

With such a drastic population loss, the remaining butterflies are heavily impacted by the weather, she said. Drought and heat struck California during late summer and early fall, creating ...