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"After reaching a historic low, the population of monarch butterflies
overwintering in California has increased a hundredfold, according to the
annual Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count. More than 247,000 butterflies were
counted in 2021, up from 2,000 butterflies in 2020.
“We’re ecstatic with the results and hope this trend continues,” said Emma
Pelton, the western monarch lead with Xerces Society, the organization that
manages the annual count.
Each year, volunteers and scientists count the orange-winged wonders in their
overwintering locations, 283 sites this year. The highest number of monarchs
(95,000) was reported from Santa Barbara County, including a single site on
private property with 25,000 butterflies. Very few butterflies were seen in the
San Francisco Bay area, with only 600 counted at overwintering sites from
Mendocino to San Mateo counties."
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
