RELATIONS BOARD TO JOIN THE "STARBUCKS WORKERS UNITED## " IT IS A HISTORIC YEAR FOR THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY COUNT IN THE WEST. THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING COUNT WAS RELEASED TOD. THE 'XERCES (ZER- CEES) SOCIETY' IS REPORTING... NEARLY 250-THOUSAND BUTTERFLIES WERE COUNTED. LAST YEAR, THEY COUNTED FEWER THAN 2-THOUSAND MOHS
In historic year, more than 247,000 monarch butterflies counted in the west
Updated: 8:42 PM EST Jan 29, 2022
On Tuesday, the Xerces Society announced the final tally of the western monarch's annual Thanksgiving count. According to the Xerces Society, 247,237 monarch butterflies were observed across the West which amounts to more than a 100-fold increase from 2020 which saw fewer than 2,000 monarchs. This year's number is the largest total since 2016 and is the single biggest year increase ever recorded. “We’re ecstatic with the results and hope this trend continues,” said Emma Pelton, the Western Monarch Lead with the Xerces Society.In Pacific Grove, the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary reported 14,000 butterflies this year. The year before they saw zero. This was the area's best monarch count in five years. In addition, monarchs were found starting near Santa Cruz, with over 1,000 at both Natural Bridges State Park and Moran LakeThe Xerces Society noted that while the 2021 tallies are exciting news, the western monarchs have undergone a significant decline since the 1980s, losing more than 95% of their population.
On Tuesday, the Xerces Society announced the final tally of the western monarch's annual Thanksgiving count.
According to the Xerces Society, 247,237 monarch butterflies were observed across the West which amounts to more than a 100-fold increase from 2020 which saw fewer than 2,000 monarchs.
This year's number is the largest total since 2016 and is the single biggest year increase ever recorded.
“We’re ecstatic with the results and hope this trend continues,” said Emma Pelton, the Western Monarch Lead with the Xerces Society.
In Pacific Grove, the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary reported 14,000 butterflies this year. The year before they saw zero. This was the area's best monarch count in five years. In addition, monarchs were found starting near Santa Cruz, with over 1,000 at both Natural Bridges State Park and Moran Lake
The Xerces Society noted that while the 2021 tallies are exciting news, the western monarchs have undergone a significant decline since the 1980s, losing more than 95% of their population.
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