With butterfly season starting at Ellwood Mesa, the city of Goleta, Ellwood Friends, and the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade are inviting area residents of all ages to help restore and protect the ...

Monarch butterfly enthusiasts' help is needed again. Volunteers from the Southeast and Gulf states have provided more than 6,300 observations of monarchs during winter since 2020. This coming winter, ...

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has plummeted by 80% to 95% since the 1990s, depending on the region and monitoring method. A major cause of the species’ decline is deforestation ...

The number of monarch butterflies in California is in sharp decline this year, and biologists say record-high late summer temperatures and drought in the west likely contributed to the dropoff. The ...

Monarch butterflies are in decline largely because of habitat degradation, including in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in the forested mountains of Central Mexico. Researchers looked at ...

Monarch butterfly enthusiasts, your help is needed. Create a free account (if you don’t already have an account). November-March, submit monarch observations using your web browser or phone app. Want ...