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Habitat restoration project at Goleta's Ellwood Mesa seeks to address declining monarch butterfly numbers
The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.
Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low
Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California ... in Santa Barbara that saw 33,200 monarchs ...
California’s monarch butterfly count yields a worrisome finding
A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune5d
Monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...
Palo Alto Weekly5d
CA monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
While the butterfly’s population has been ... Their migration also attracts visitors to California state beaches, particularly in Santa Cruz and Oceano. Moreno estimates that over 80,000 people ...
Global News5d
Monarch butterfly count drops dramatically, nears record 30-year low
Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California coast ... that a site owned by The Nature Conservancy in Santa Barbara that saw 33,200 monarchs last winter hosted ...
The San Bernardino Sun5d
Monarch butterfly count yields worrisome finding
A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch ... Their migration also attracts visitors to California state beaches, particularly in Santa Cruz and Oceano. Moreno estimates that over 80,000 people ...
The Salinas Californian4d
Monarch butterfly numbers hit near record low in California. Here's why that matters
The number of monarch butterflies migrating to California over the winter ... on the listing until March 12. Largest butterfly clusters observed in Santa Cruz County on the Central Coast A ...