We’ve endangered these creatures, as we humans often do, and some scientists want monarchs on the official endangered list.

After years of delays, the Illinois secretary of state’s office announced Nov. 16, 2023, that new license plates with monarch butterfly decals will be available. “I’m so excited,” said ...

The glossy dark green foliage makes a beautiful screen or background plant, and its no-fuss, salt-tolerant manner makes it an overall winner. This will reach a height of 15 to 20 feet and thrives ...

Though monarch butterfly eggs are small and hidden on the undersides of leaves, they are still at risk of being eaten. The black-headed grosbeak is a well-known predator of monarch butterflies and ...

Monarch butterflies hanging from tree branches 60 Minutes Anderson Cooper: There're so many of them on the branches of the trees, the-- the-- the branches are all pointing toward the ground.

For thousands of years, millions of monarch butterflies have migrated from the northern U.S. and Canada to Mexico for the winter. But exactly how they know where to go is still a mystery.

Breathtaking and resilient, the monarch butterfly completes one of the most astounding migrations in nature − a multigenerational pilgrimage spanning over 3,000 miles, from Canada to Mexico and ...

Volunteers with the Xerces Society's midseason monarch count, conducted from Nov. 16 to Dec. 8, are reporting disturbingly low numbers at California’s coastal overwintering sites, where the ...

The joy (and importance) of counting butterflies A monarch butterfly lands on a flower in Lompoc, Calif., on Oct. 3, 2023. (Los Angeles Times illustration; photo by Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles ...

Close your eyes and imagine a butterfly. Chances are you may have pictured a monarch, with its blazing orange and black wings. They are some of North America’s most iconic butterflies, but they ...

PACIFIC GROVE — Monarch butterfly numbers are down this year entering prime counting season, but experts aren’t panicking yet. “Butterfly populations are bouncy,” said Isis Howard, an ...

Monarch butterfly sightings may be sparser than usual in the U.S. and Canada following a drastic drop in populations wintering in Mexico, researchers told ABC News. The annual census of the number ...