California's winter monarch migration has collapsed from millions in the 1990s to 12,260 butterflies in 2025; the third-lowest count ever recorded

The latest winter survey of western monarch butterflies has delivered a mixed picture for conservationists. Annual counts carried out across California's coast and nearby inland sites found a small increase compared with the previous season, but the overall population remains alarmingly low by historical standards.

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