The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and ...

Western Monarch Count observed a peak population of 9,119 Monarch butterflies in California this winter, marking a sharp decline in the last few years. The count, administered by ...

A monarch butterfly lands in Nixta Taqueria's garden, Nov. 1, 2024 in Texas. “Despite its fragility, it is remarkably resilient, like many things in nature when we just give them a chance ...

The monarch butterfly may soon be included on the Endangered Species list after its population is predicted to become extinct by 2080 without change. One of the most recognizable insects in the ...

On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch ...

Monarchs' decline is a harbinger of widespread environmental change. The plummeting population of these ... around 5 to 12 times per second — much more slowly than the average butterfly, who flaps ...

Western Monarch Butterflies have reached record low numbers along the Central Coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Riverhead-based Butterfly Effect Project was among 15 nonprofit organizations awarded a total of $378,000 by the Long ...

KKL-JNF and butterfly enthusiasts have united to preserve a rare and protected butterfly species found in Begin Forest near ...