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2021 Thanksgiving Count Shows Almost 250,000 Overwintering Western Monarchs: Let’s Celebrate, and then Get to Work
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- Community Science
- Migration
- Population Trends
- Important Monarch News
With the 2021 Thanksgiving Count showing almost 250,000 overwintering western monarchs, conservationists are relieved, and also scratching their heads. Read More
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Hope and Gratitude at Pacific Grove: Notes From a Western Monarch Count
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- Community Science
- Conservation Stories
- Population Trends
On December 28th, 2021, Candy Sarikonda counted overwintering monarchs at the Pacific Grove Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary on California's Central Coast. Here are her notes from the field. Read More
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Eastern monarch population declines 26%
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- Population Trends
A message from Monarch Joint Venture’s Executive Director Read More
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Annual Research Review: A Summary of the Latest Scientific Findings About Monarch Butterflies.
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- Community Science
- Population Trends
- Recent Research
MJV is excited to share our first annual review of academic literature published on monarchs and their habitat. Read More
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FAQ: 2020 Western Monarch Overwintering Numbers
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- Population Trends
How do this year's numbers compare? Did the pandemic affect the results? What's wrong with tropical milkweed? What about raising monarchs? Why am I seeing more monarchs in my yard if the pop. is down? What can I do? We've answered these questions and more! Read More