Western Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Population Falls 96 Percent, Second-Lowest Number On Record
The results of the 28thannual mid - season Western Monarch Count have been released : only 9,119 of the butterflies were matter during the time the overwintering population is commonly at its peak . This interpret the secondly - lowest act since the count began , and a nearly 96 percent declination from the year prior . “ The population ’s sizing is extremely concerning , ” Emma Pelton – an endangered specie biologist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation , which manages the initiative – say in astatement ....