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The number of monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove's monarch sanctuary hit a new low last year: zero. But overwintering sites in California have erupted with monarchs this year. KAZU's Erika Mahoney on the stunning comeback.

The western monarch butterfly is in trouble. This past winter, fewer than 2,000 monarchs were counted in California, which represents a 99% percent decline

For Immediate Release, April 29, 2021 Contact: Members of Congress Request $50 Million to Save Monarch Butterflies WASHINGTON— For the first time ever, 56 U.S. representatives have urged the House Appropriations Committee to spend $50 million per year to stabilize and help recover monarch butterflies. Today’s letter, led by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), notes that the monarch population has plummeted more than 80% in the past two deca...

Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, livestock pastures peppered the landscape. Black and red Angus, and Holstein to supply the dairies, were commonplace. Spring and early summer sprouted lush green fescue and stands of various weeds unbeknownst to me at the time, save for the patches of flowering thistle and milkweed, head-high to a 5 year old. Back when youths were allowed to roam free, I would stroll across the county road and explore the neighbor’s pasture toting an empty Mason jar. I ...

For Immediate Release, March 17, 2021 Contact: Congress Introduces Bill to Save Western Monarch Butterflies Western Population Has Declined by 99.9%, Migration Collapsed WASHINGTON— A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation today that would provide $125 million in emergency funds over five years to save the western population of monarch butterflies from extinction. This monarch population is found primarily in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, U...