The splashy monarch butterfly only lives about five weeks, but its entire survival is in question due to threats posed by ...

Experts share with us how we can use milkweed plants, any variety, to attract Monarch Butterflies, which in turn will help ...

The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus ... Milkweed is the only plant on which monarchs will lay their eggs and the only source of food for baby caterpillars. But urban ...

While monarch butterfly numbers are up this year, the rest of the butterfly population is nose diving and quickly, according ...

The number of monarch butterflies overwintering this year in Mexico has nearly doubled, according to the 2025 annual census.

Monarch butterfly are considered a “poster species,” and efforts to conserve them also benefit less glamorous pollinators as well. (CorreoRealMX/X) Local managers had already noted the ...

This year’s count of 4.42 acres of occupied forest habitat is nearly twice as large as last year's, but eastern monarch butterfly populations remain far below the long-term average. The 2024 ...

And March 12 is National Plant a Flower Day, the perfect day to bask in the sunlight and plant flowers that will help pollinators like the endangered eastern monarch butterfly. The sun is out ...

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Michoacan, Mexico. Image by naticastillog via Depositphotos. Imagine a summer without the vibrant flutter of the monarch butterfly. This iconic species, with its ...

There's nothing quite like seeing a monarch butterfly spread its wings and glide through the air. It can certainly provide a sense of calm to life's everyday stressors. But the monarchs' numbers ...