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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A tiny transmitter is glued to a Monarch butterfly (WKMG-TV) The tagging process is meticulous. “We weigh the butterflies to make sure the tag isn’t more than 10% of their weight.

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 ...

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 ...

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts. Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to ...