The numbers are in! Join us for an overview of the 2025 Western Monarch Count. Powered by more than 450 participants and generous funders, this annual effort provides vital insight…
Western Monarch Count, 2025: Key Findings from the Overwintering Season : Read Morewestern monarch count
Western Monarch Count, 2025: Key Findings from the Overwintering Season
Western Monarchs Are Returning to California: Early-Season Count Documents Several Thousand So Far
Monarchs gather at Lighthouse Field overwintering site in mid-October, 2025. Photo by Diana Magor.
Monarch butterflies are fluttering back to California’s coast, and volunteers across the West have been busy surveying overwintering sites for the 2025 Western Monarch Count (WMC)! Early reports estimate approximately…
Western Monarchs Are Returning to California: Early-Season Count Documents Several Thousand So Far : Read MoreRETURNING Volunteer Training for the Western Monarch Count (WMC)
LINK: Isis Howard and Sara Cuadra-VargasLINK: Https://westernmonarchcount.org/volunteer/LINK: Learn more and register hereNotice: Below is a list of 3 important links included on this page.1. Isis Howard and Sara Cuadra-Vargas2. Https://westernmonarchcount.org/volunteer/3.…
RETURNING Volunteer Training for the Western Monarch Count (WMC) : Read MoreLate-Season Count
LINK: Let us know hereLINK: Regional coordinatorNotice: Below is a list of 2 important links included on this page.1. Let us know here2. Regional coordinatorPlease note that while screen readers…
Late-Season Count : Read MoreMid-Season Count
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Mid-Season Count : Read MoreEarly-Season Count
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Early-Season Count : Read MoreButterflies: Saving the Western Monarchs
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Butterflies: Saving the Western Monarchs : Read MoreWestern Monarch Butterfly Population Declines to Near Record Low
LINK: Leer en EspañolLINK: Watch the announcement webinar here. LINK: Western Monarch CountLINK: Proposed for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species ActSanta Cruz hosts largest number of butterfliesFederal policy changes could…
Western Monarch Butterfly Population Declines to Near Record Low : Read MoreMid-season Western Monarch Count set to be second lowest tally since 1997
LINK: Western Monarch Count (WMC) LINK: View data from past years here)LINK: Monarch overwintering sitesLINK: Early-seasonLINK: WesternMonarchCount.orgNotice: Below is a list of 5 important links included on this page.1. Western Monarch…
Mid-season Western Monarch Count set to be second lowest tally since 1997 : Read More