Monarch butterflies count to quarter million

31 Jan 2022

Monarch butterflies count to quarter million

Monarch butterflies count to quarter millionMonarch butterflies count to quarter million.

All of us know what are butterflies? The colourful insects are seen sitting or flying around flowers. But do you know anything about monarch butterflies?

You will be surprised to know that over monarch butterflies are counted on their annual migration.  This year, 247,237 million monarch butterflies were observed across overwintering sites.

Monarch butterflies
The volunteers counted monarch butterflies at 283 different overwintering sites. This year's total tally of monarchs is nearly a quarter million. This count is released by Xerces Society's report.

40 years ago, the population of the monarch butterfly was estimated in low millions. Monarchs were first seen in the early 2000.
Estimated population of monarchs
The highest population of monarch butterflies was reported in Santa Barbara County. The second-highest count of 90,000 monarchs was reported at San Luis Obispo County. Adding to it, 20,871 monarchs were reported at Pismo Beach Butterfly Sanctuary. Isn't this interesting?

The monarchs have been discovered in five new locations: Three sites in San Luis Obispo County and two sites in Los Angeles County. The total count is 7,000 butterflies at these sites.

It's a gift of nature to us, and we must cherish it. Have you encountered such species ever? Let us know in the comments below.

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