On December 10, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed to list the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). A proposed ...

Alonso notes that the most important thing anyone can do, especially in the U.S., is plant milkweed native to where they live ...

RATHDRUM, Idaho — You may not know it, but Rathdrum is also known as Monarch City. Since joining the Monarch City USA project in 2019, Rathdrum has been working to help recover the monarch butterfly ...

In Lafayette, Peggy Giglio has turned her backyard into the front lines of her efforts to help prevent the monarch butterfly's migratory collapse — and she's recruiting volunteers to help at every ...

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. The service ...

The monarch butterfly is an iconic species. Their migrations span thousands of miles, taking upwards of three generations of monarchs to complete the journey. Currently, however, their populations are ...

The flitting fiery orange and black wings of the monarch butterfly, which once signaled the coming of spring, have become an increasingly rare sight. The majestic insect's populations on the East ...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have been living and breeding year-round in California’s Bay Area, thanks in ...

Scientists are tracking an alarming drop in the monarch butterfly population and it can impact everyone. According to researchers, the monarch population in Mexico this winter was the smallest it’s ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate ...

DALLAS — Fall is officially here in Texas, and as the leaves turn color, something else orange will be visible in nature: the monarch butterfly. During the fall season, monarch butterflies will ...