Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard ...

Monarch butterflies could be on the federal Endangered Species list by year's end. Eastern monarchs found in northeastern states saw an 80% population decline between the 1980s and 2020. Their Western ...

(New York News Connection) Monarch butterflies could be on the federal Endangered Species list by year's end. Eastern monarchs found in New York and other northeastern states saw an 80 percent ...

Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase ... “I know people who raise captive butterflies,” said the owner of a native plant nursery, who prefers their business ...

Monarch butterflies embark on a marvelous migratory phenomenon. They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or more from the northeast United States, and southeast Canada to the mountain forests in ...

A small town in Mexico is making a big impact on preserving and protecting the monarch butterfly, a vulnerable species at risk of extinction. Since 2015, a group of volunteers at the Joya Redonda ...

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 ...

In early December, federal wildlife officials will decide whether the monarch butterfly, which pollinates plants and flutters through backyards in nearly every U.S. state, is deserving of federal ...

Few insects are as beloved as the monarch butterfly. These fascinating creatures are beautiful, boldly colored and surprisingly strong — the North American monarch migrating thousands of miles during ...

It is often planted in yards to attract the iconic monarch butterfly, which lays its eggs on the milkweed as a food source for ... “and they do have the ability to test the monarchs for OE before ...