And the numbers say:
29,418
*Less than 1% of the estimated population in the 1980’s
For the second year in a row, monarch overwintering estimates are hovering around an all time low, testing the limits of the estimated extinction threshold and predicting a possible migration crash. In a desperate Call To Action members of Xerces Society, Western Monarch Advocates, Southwest Monarch Study, Monarch Watch, and many others have asked everyone to do the following:
Protect and manage California overwintering sites
Restore breeding and migratory habitat in California
Protect Monarchs and their habitats from pesticides
Protect, manage and restore summer breeding and fall migration monarch habitat outside of California
Answer key research questions about how to best aid western monarch recovery
Let’s join together and save Western Monarchs. Contact us to see you how you can get involved.
More information on the 2019 Thanksgiving Count Data can be found here:
Additional ways you can help: