Western monarch butterfly numbers critically low for second straight year

Mongabay
Feb 26, 2020, 2:17 pm231 pts
Monarch butterfly populations are at a critical low, according to the annual Western Monarch Count in California. In the fall and winter, western monarchs (Danaus plexippus plexippus) stop to roost along the Pacific coast in California. Here, under the direction of the Xerces Society, nearly 200 trained…

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