Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed plants and the young caterpillars feed exclusively on them. Butterfly conservationists encourage people to plant them where they can to promote monarch populations.

Hummingbirds aren't the only spring-time animals on the move across Georgia. Sightings of monarch butterflies have been seen predominantly near southern cities like Savannah and St. Mary's ...

the only plant in which the butterflies lay their eggs, and from which monarch caterpillars feed. Land-use changes in the United States, combined with the widespread use of herbicides and insecticides ...

At the same time, the population of western monarch butterflies has also seen a decline. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation monitors this population and reported the lowest count ...

Monarch butterfly populations are plummeting, with a shocking 96% drop recorded in the Western Monarch Count. Scientists warn habitat loss, climate change, and pesticides are driving the crisis-but ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The eastern monarch butterfly population is growing, and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says that's thanks to conservation efforts. According to the latest survey ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There is hope for monarch butterflies in Texas after the population nearly doubled in 2025, according to a news release from Commissioner Sid Miller’s office. Miller said a ...

We'll be seeing more and more of them," said Marci Hawkins, conservation specialist for Monarch Watch Oklahoma ... buffet and then poisoning them." Butterflies lay their eggs exclusively ...

The city of Mesa intends to become a haven for monarch butterflies after its mayor joined the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge. Mesa Mayor Mark Freeman joined over 600 mayors ...

The distinctive and much-loved monarch butterfly has had a noticeable drop in its population across New Zealand and Australia in recent years. Jacqui Knight from Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand ...