By Gail Morris

March 2, 2020

Low Numbers

The Western monarch overwintering population is low again this year, but there is much to celebrate as well. The Xerces Society announced the results of the Western Monarch Thanksgiving count in January. The number of monarchs counted this year along the California coast came to a total of 29,418. While more sites were visited than last year, it does reflect a slight increase of 2,200 monarchs.

Large numbers of monarchs have left the Monarch Sanctuaries in Mexico. Western monarch overwintering population is low again this year but there is hope and work to be done.