In this news short, Emily discusses the final population numbers of Eastern Monarchs counted at the central Mexico overwintering sites. The reported number has doubled since last year, but Monarchs...and all butterflies are not out of the woods yet.

Find and Contact Your Member of Congress:

https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

Monarch Joint Venture Press Release:https://monarchjointventure.org/blog/eastern-monarch-population-2024-2025

Articles on butterfly decline in US:

• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/butterfly-disappear-decline-united-states
• https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5317535/butterfly-numbers-have-fallen-by-nearly-a-quarter-since-2000

Send in a comment to support Monarchs under the ESA:https://www.regulations.gov/search?filter=FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137

Xerces Society Open Letter:

https://win.newmode.net/xerces-fws-monarch