This winter’s annual Western Monarch Count was the third lowest on record. Scientists say habitat loss, climate change and ...

LOS ANGELES - March 21 is National Flower Day, and to celebrate, folks can plant some milkweed and start a pollinator garden to help the dwindling numbers of monarch butterflies. According to an ...

The latest count of western monarch butterfly populations is the third-lowest yet, after 2024 and 2020.

A sign welcomes people into the Ellwood Monarch Butterfly Grove. A management plan lays out the work the city needs to do to improve the butterfly habitat, reduce wildfire risk and improve public ...

With a 90% decline in the monarch butterfly population in just the last few decades, Hillsborough Township is doing their part in efforts to essentially “save the monarch butterfly.” Hillsborough ...

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts. Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to ...

The tips of cylindrical leaves in the stand of eucalyptus trees in Bolinas looked as though they were dipped in flames. Upon closer inspection, the flashes of orange seemingly everywhere were the ...

The all-time lowest population size in Pismo Beach was reported in 2020, when only 199 butterflies were counted at the ...

Monarch butterfly migration is a long journey. Learn how these amazing butterflies make the trip, where monarchs migrate to ...

Western Monarch Day exists because one of North America’s most visible migrations nearly vanished without ever making ...

PACIFIC GROVE — Monarch butterfly numbers are down this year entering prime counting season, but experts aren’t panicking yet. “Butterfly populations are bouncy,” said Isis Howard, an endangered ...

Editor’s note: The Wild is all about featuring a variety of exciting voices from SoCal’s outdoors scene. For the next several weeks, that voice will belong to Times staff writer Lila Seidman. A native ...