EPA must better assess the dangers of pesticides, especially in monarch breeding habitats in state’s Central Valley.

Adult monarch butterflies are large with bright orange wings, white spots and black veins and boarder. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending federal protections for the species as ...

EPA must better assess the dangers of pesticides, especially in monarch breeding habitats in state’s Central Valley.

The Canadian duo were seeking volunteers to help trace the migration patterns of North America’s eastern monarch butterfly population to its mysterious terminus. What resulted forever changed ...

In a 2022 study, we analyzed counts of monarch butterflies during the North American Butterfly Association’s annual butterfly counts, when private citizens gather around the Fourth of July each year ...

The federal agency wants the monarch butterfly listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, with specific protections and flexibility to encourage conservation, it recently announced.

Each winter, Floridians are lucky enough to step into their gardens and witness the majesty of monarch butterfly migrations. The colorful black and orange wings dazzle kids and parents alike ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation’s most beloved species — the monarch butterfly — and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery.

It’s hard to imagine a more vigorous advocate for the endangered monarch butterfly than Rick Mikula. Known around Hazleton as the butterfly guy, Mikula has spent his adult life teaching about ...

Pesticides and habitat loss have been the chief reasons for the loss of the butterfly, which is being considered for the endangered species list.

Dan Getman, a Kirksville-based master gardener, proudly watches as his grandchildren race to catch monarch butterflies on his ...