Monarch butterfly on milkweed. Image by Mediamarketing via Depositphotos. Perhaps the most significant factor in the monarch’s decline is the loss of milkweed, the only plant on which monarch ...

The survey, conducted in Mexico, showed that the monarch population has doubled from last year, with approximately 4.42 acres of forest now inhabited by these butterflies.

Bluebird boxes are one of the ways to engage kids in crafty activities that help them learn about nature and provide nesting ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature placed the monarch butterfly on its Red List of Threatened Species as endangered in July, but despite decades of declining numbers, the delicate ...

Christina-Taylor Green’s love of butterflies, evident in her colorful artwork, is now helping to restore a butterfly phenomenon. The newly-upgraded Christina-Taylor Green Memorial River Park ...

The Monarch butterfly forms part of local history and the collective memory and cosmovision of the native peoples. The Purépechas consider it the soul of the dead and its arrival coincides with the ...

As the days lengthen and the sun warms our gardens, a spectacular migration is underway, bringing with it one of nature's most beloved insects: the Monarch butterfly. These iconic orange and black ...

Even as monarch numbers plummet nationwide and the fate of federal protections remains unclear, scientists say Minnesotans can help safeguard the butterfly, one milkweed plant at a time.

At the close of “Candide,” 18th-century philosopher Voltaire suggested that we must take care of our own garden — perhaps a ...