How Many Monarch Butterflies Are Left 2025. Officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies. As of december 8, 2023, the monarch butterfly has a new status in canada:

The latest survey from the xerces society indicates just 233,394 butterflies were counted across 256 sites for the 27th annual western monarch thanksgiving count. Monarch butterflies, danaus plexippus, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in north america.