Conservationists hope including monarch butterflies on the threatened species list will make it easier to protect their habitat and help regrow their dwindling numbers.

Officials from a pair of ag groups say the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed threatened listing of the monarch ...

On December 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the “Service”) published notice in the Federal Register of a ...

The Association of Minnesota Counties and the Board of Water and Soil Resources selected Kandiyohi County has one of the ...

As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to protect monarchs as a threatened species, researchers and butterfly advocates are trying to learn more about monarchs in winter — and they’re asking for ...

Monarch butterflies, which have seen dramatic population declines and face extinction, are not federally protected.

This past week the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife revisited the situation of the monarch butterfly. In the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed protection of monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act.

Monarch butterflies, known for their vibrant orange and black wings, are disappearing. Recent data shows monarch populations plummeted by 59% during the 2023-2024 overwintering season, marking one of ...

On December 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species ...

Threats to monarchs include loss and degradation of breeding, migratory and overwintering habitat; exposure to insecticides; ...

A popular butterfly that summers in the Adirondacks may get new protections in 2025 in New York and nationwide. The U.S. Fish ...