Monarch butterflies are a "canary in the coal mine." They are an indicator of things to come if we don't protect the delicate species.

More information about the monarch butterfly is available at fws.gov/monarch or on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department ...

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...