Each year, millions of monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles across North America to escape the cold and find ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...

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

The number of monarch butterflies in California is in sharp decline this year. This is the second-lowest population recording ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

A monarch butterfly feeds at Cape May Point State Park in Lower Township, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.Get Photo Monarch butterflies roost as the sun begins to set at The Nature Conservancy's ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

and is seen in species as varied as monarch butterflies, caribou, and baleen whales. The main source of energy used for migration is fat. Fat stores about 8–10 times more energy than the ...

This grant is more than just an opportunity it’s a lifeline for the Monarch migration,” said Shiran Hershcovich, Lepidopterist Manager at Butterfly Pavilion. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...