The city of Phoenix has planted several gardens to support struggling monarch butterflies, including one at the downtown ...

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 ...

The number of monarch butterflies migrating to California over the winter has hit a near-record low, according to the agency that conducts the annual count. The 28th annual Western Monarch Count ...

Monarch butterfly populations have plummeted due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. In early December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is going to decide whether the monarch ...

Monarch butterflies' migration patterns are changing. Scientists want you to help Researchers in the South want people to report Monarch butterfly sightings this winter as more butterflies seem to ...

The monarch butterfly’s population has dropped 90% since the early 1990’s partly thanks to climate change, pesticides, and habitat destruction, mainly the milkweed plant, which is the b… ...

This year the organization counted 9,119 monarchs, the second-lowest total since tracking began in 1997. The organization has recorded more than 200,000 monarchs in each of the last three years.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that it is proposing the monarch butterfly for threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act, a big step forward in a process set ...

The monarch butterfly, with its striking orange and black markings, has become a beloved species but faces significant challenges, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced an estimated 80% ...