Outdoors Q&A: What is CDFW's Role in Helping Conserve Monarch Butterflies? | Outdoors
Q: What is CDFW’s role in helping conserve monarch butterflies? A: The Western population of migratory monarch butterflies has seen staggering declines over the past 20 years, from more than 4 million in the 1980s to fewer than 2,000 individuals in the most recent census conducted in winter 2020-21. In California, monarchs are designated by CDFW as a terrestrial invertebrate of conservation concern and as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need. To help kick-start recovery efforts, CDFW is enhancing more than 1,700 acres of our properties throughout the state, with funding received to sup...
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