The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is reconsidering adding protections to the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Apparently, the Eastern Monarch Butterfly population has doubled in size this year. Based on previous studies, Monarch ...

The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Adult ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered ...

The World Wildlife Fund's latest count of migratory monarch butterflies offers some encouraging news for the eastern population while the western population may be struggling to survive.

DENVER (KDVR) — This spring, be on the lookout for monarch butterflies, as the winged insects make their annual migration across Colorado to Canada. Millions of black and orange wings will ...

Have you ever wondered how to help monarchs before they make their incredible migration? While milkweed is the only food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars and vital for them, the adult ...

The USDA said current pesticide regulations are adequate to protect monarch butterflies, commenting on a proposal to list the king of butterflies as a threatened species. In a letter to the U.S ...

(File photo) The population of the eastern monarch butterflies in Mexican forests doubled this past winter season compared to the area occupied last year, according to a survey conducted by World ...