Usefully, the listing would legally protect the groves of trees near the California coast where western monarchs overwinter. The eastern monarch population’s overwintering grounds in Mexico are ...

Captive-raising monarchs in cages also puts the butterflies at risk. The OE parasite can reach very high levels in indoor ...

The official state insect of Texas is in trouble. The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline. Volunteers ...

Gardeners can also plant milkweed, the main food source for monarch caterpillars. “It’s really an all-hands-on-deck effort that’s required right now,” Vaughan said. “We really need to ...

The colorful black and orange wings dazzle kids and parents alike, as do the fat striped caterpillars that feast on milkweed plants. But an alarming decline in state monarch butterfly populations ...

Gardeners can also plant milkweed, the main food source for monarch caterpillars. “It’s really an all-hands-on-deck effort that’s required right now,” Vaughan said. “We really need to get every plant ...

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 ...

Monarch butterflies may soon get federal protections after nearly a decade-long effort to preserve the species. The monarch's eastern migratory population has fallen about 80% in the past couple ...

They can plant patches of native milkweed, the host plant and only food source for monarch caterpillars. They can raise the butterflies by placing monarch larvae and chrysalises on milkweed ...

A 15-foot dragon, graveyard headstones, skeleton bones, and a cauldron-stirring witch have transformed into cheerful Christmas figures alongside the latent, registered monarch butterfly waystation ...

Will protecting monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act improve their chance of surviving? Not necessarily, 2 entomologists caution.