Rollins, who talks to farmers in the heartland of the U.S., said if FWS designates wide areas as critical habitat for monarch butterflies it would impact where farmers plow and plant. A listing ...
Monarch butterflies are poisonous to predators because of the chemicals in the milkweed they eat as caterpillars. In just the 9 to 14 days of the larval stage, a monarch caterpillar can grow to 2,700 ...
In San Miguel Atlautla, likely as a result of the efforts made by the Joya Redonda Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, the number of ...
Education Manager Katie-Lyn Puffer at Monarch Joint Venture said they work with communities, state agencies, and local and national organizations to raise awareness and advocate for monarchs. They ...
PETOSKEY, MI – Lauri Juday carries around little packets of common milkweed seeds and gives them to anyone who promises to plant them. That’s because monarch butterflies need native milkweed ...
You can help Mother Nature in a battle for survival. Pollinators, which provide one out of every three bites of our food, are ...
But monarchs cannot survive without milkweed, as they eat only milkweed, and it is the only plant on which monarch butterflies will lay their eggs. Shifting priorities in land management has resulted ...
She called monarch butterflies a "canary in the coal mine" for pollinators and the ecosystem, a warning more needs to be done ...