The Xerces Society just released numbers from their annual Western Monarch Count—and the tally was remarkable. The nonprofit announced that 247,237 monarch butterflies were observed across overwintering sites, a 125-fold increase over last year. Volunteers counted insects at 283 different overwintering sites, and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Xerces Society Thanksgiving tally. “This year’s […]
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The Xerces Society just released numbers from their annual Western Monarch Count—and the tally was remarkable. The nonprofit announced that 247,237 monarch butterflies were observed across overwintering sites, a 125-fold increase over last year. Volunteers counted insects at 283 different overwintering sites, and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Xerces Society Thanksgiving tally. “This year’s
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