MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its ...

Butterfly enthusiasts are contributing to the cause by building monarch butterfly ... or tall grass to create a full-fledged monarch butterfly habitat. By incorporating these eight plants into ...

Thogmartin and other researchers have evaluated more than 200 scenarios for restoring greater than 1.3 billion stems of ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North ... In fact, clearing of forests for agriculture over past centuries appeared to have created more habitat for the plants and insects.

The proposal to list the monarch as a threatened species is not a done deal. The FWS invites comments from the general public ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as a threatened species and designate seven California counties as critical habitats to deter a 99% likelihood of ...

Fewer-than-usual monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society. “It feels like a punch to ...

A monarch butterfly at the Coastal Access Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Los Osos, Calif., on Jan. 20. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) ...

Monarch butterflies have declined 80 ... But the iconic orange and black butterflies are facing threats from habitat loss, climate change and the use of insecticides, according to Lisa Nordstrom ...

The Western population of the monarch ... by 2080. Habitat destruction, pesticides and extreme weather fluctuation due to climate change are all to blame for the butterfly’s decline.

The Western population of the monarch ... by 2080. Habitat destruction, pesticides and extreme weather fluctuation due to climate change are all to blame for the butterfly's decline.