Posted by: Sandy Steinman | February 17, 2024

Western Monarch Count Tallies 233,394 Butterflies

from Xerces Society

The 27th annual Thanksgiving count totaled 233,394 butterflies across 256 overwintering sites in the western United States. This tally is slightly lower than last year’s, yet similar to the 2021 count. The overwintering population of western monarchs remains at approximately 5% of its size in the 1980s. Learn more.


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  1. Birder's Journey's avatar

    How tragic to hear the comparison between now and 1980.

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