"The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America, captivating children and adults throughout its fascinating life cycle," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams ...

In December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The public can comment on the listing until ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved ...

The Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove only hosted 556 monarchs at the peak of the 2024 season — a steep decline from the 16,044 butterflies counted in 2023, according to Xerces Society data.

2:19 Monarch Butterfly Festival and Run in Peterborough aims to raise awareness, funds for endangered species Monarch Butterfly Festival and Run in Peterborough aims to raise awareness ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo ...

Each year, monarch butterflies migrate from Canada and the United States to the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a 562-square-kilometer UNESCO site in the forests of Michoacán and México state.

FILE - A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File) ...

Everybody can plant milkweed and nectar plants in their yard, patios, wherever you have space available. GILGER: Yeah, yeah. So, it sounds like this could have real implications, if the monarch ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing ...

“The western monarch butterfly is one of the most recognizable ... must “put aside partisan differences and focus on real, pragmatic solutions.” “From addressing our affordability crisis ...