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

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

Sarah Hilburn, a member of the Hill Country Master Naturalists, talks about monarch larva monitoring to a crowd of about 60 ...

In March 2023, Monarch Collective debuted as the first private equity firm focused specifically on women’s sports, reportedly raising $100 million to take passive stakes in the top women’s leagues and ...

The count of 9,119 butterflies this winter is a sharp decline from 200,000 reported in the past three years, but slightly up from 2,000 monarch reported in 2020.

Climate change, deforestation and habitat loss are continuous threats to the beautiful creatures.

Monarch butterfly numbers at Pismo Grove have dropped significantly this year, according to the nonprofit Xerces Society’s annual count. 556 western monarchs were counted in Pismo this ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. - Historically low numbers of western monarch butterflies visited the Central Coast this winter. This data comes as the butterfly is under consideration for protection under ...

Clusters of vibrant orange-and-black wings are disappearing across California. Despite recent recovery efforts, the reign of the monarch butterflies continues to decline. On Thursday, the Xerces ...

Fewer-than-usual monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society. “It feels like a punch to ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved ...

She was a cultural force. Victoria was what historian John Plunkett has called the “first media monarch,” one who was squarely in the public eye thanks to an expanding media culture.