Some of the animals present in the Franklin site, which Parks hopes will benefit from the restoration, include prairie ...

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

The western monarch butterfly is being considered for the endangered species list, but public comment is still being gathered ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

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

The monarch butterfly is an iconic species. It is usually the species people recall when drawing a butterfly and observations are shared frequently on the online social network iNaturalist.

Monarch butterflies have declined 80 percent or more in recent decades Each year, eastern monarchs embark on a migration spanning thousands of miles and multiple generations to overwintering ...

With the recent proposed listing of the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken a critical step to protect one of North America’s most ...

The official state insect of Texas is in trouble. The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline. Volunteers ...

Monarch butterfly numbers at Pismo Grove have dropped significantly this year, according to the nonprofit Xerces Society’s ...

The monarch butterfly is much beloved, but its numbers have dropped dramatically. On Dec. 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed protecting the monarch under the Endangered Species Act.