“With these endangered species protections, we aren’t just protecting charming little butterflies and their wetland habitat. We’re protecting the water that sustains all life in the ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

Colin Williams, from BBOWT, said the discovery of 43 eggs - an increase of 33% on 2022 - was a "positive result". Brown hairstreak butterflies spend much of their adult life hidden high in hedgerow ...

Once, millions of monarchs wintered in California. But climate change, habitat loss, widespread pesticide use and disease ...

The number of monarch butterflies in California is in sharp decline this year. This is the second-lowest population recording ...

Not that long ago, monarch butterflies used to migrate in droves. However, over the last few decades, the number of these ...

Of special note is the high proportion of our butterflies (~20%) currently considered Extinct, Endangered, or Special Concern. Statewide survey efforts could demonstrate that some species are more ...

Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...

Pismo State Beach this year – The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, an international nonprofit dedicated to ...