Monarch butterflies, one of the world’s loveliest insects, has been hit even harder, losing 80% of their population. As these beautiful, winged creatures flit their way south each year ...

Among the species hardest hit is the monarch butterfly, with its vivid orange-and-black wings and one of the most extraordinary migrations in the animal kingdom. This month, eastern Colorado ...

In an honest conversation, you’ll hear an underscoring appreciation for pike, meadowlarks and monarch butterflies. Who doesn’t love the fight of a northern, or the sound a meadowlark makes ...

Monarch butterflies are migrating north and have been spotted in states near Michigan. Although their wintering population doubled this year, monarchs have experienced a significant overall ...

The migratory monarch butterfly—the iconic subspecies common to North America—was declared endangered today by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global leading ...

Cal Academy of Sciences and The Presidio join conservation efforts to bring blue ... So the monarch news is good for East right now. It's kind of dire for the west right now. But those butterflies ...

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Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

Monarch butterflies may soon get federal protections after nearly a decade-long effort to preserve the species. The monarch's eastern migratory population has fallen about 80% in the past couple ...

Michael Crossley receives funding from SARE, USDA-NIFA, and United Soybean Board. Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique ...

Nearly 90 percent of the monarch butterflies in the Western U.S. spend their winters along the California coastline and the majority of them come here to the Central Coast. Conservationists hope ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as threatened after an estimated 80% decline in its migratory population. With this listing, monarchs could be given ...