Are monarch butterflies endangered? Monarch population numbers are falling and it's clear that these butterflies need our help.

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven coastal California counties as critical habitats.

Newly released data shows that the number of monarch butterflies migrating to California this winter is near-record low. "We were hoping to see the monarchs swarming. I'm here with some friends from out of town who are biologists,

Once, millions of monarchs wintered in California. But climate change, habitat loss, widespread pesticide use and disease have dwindled their numbers down into the thousands. Experts predict if action isn’t taken to preserve the butterflies, there is a 95% chance they’ll be extinct by 2080.

Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997

A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the beloved insect.