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

Shutterstock Explore California’s Ecological Wonders California sits along major animal migration paths and has many ...

Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California ... in Santa Barbara that saw 33,200 monarchs ...

Santa Ana winds can occur when the pressure gradient caused by a high-pressure region over the Rockies, in combination with friction, forces air from the mountainous West down the San Gabriel ...

The Xerces Society, a conservation group dedicated to invertebrate protection, announced disheartening news for insect ...

Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

The western monarch butterfly is being considered for the endangered species list, but public comment is still being gathered ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this ...

On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch ...

Sailing aboard the Ruby Princess was more than just a cruise; it was a celebration of life, connections, and California’s captivating coastline. The post A California Coastal Celebration Aboard the ...

Butterfly World, the largest butterfly house on Earth and the first of its kind in the United States, has been in business since 1986 and is home to more than 20,000 live butterflies. The 3-acre ...

While you wouldn't normally relate Canada with the jungle, the tropical wetlands thrive in the Victoria Butterfly Gardens ... Admission costs CA$16.50 (about $13) for adults and CA$6 (roughly ...