The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby. A pheromone is released from tiny ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Tuesday adding the iconic monarch butterfly to its list of federally endangered species. Public comments will be accepted through mid-March on the proposal ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 20, 2024) On December 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) opened a public comment period on its proposal to list the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as a ...

Western Monarch Day exists because one of North America’s most visible migrations nearly vanished without ever making headlines. Western Monarch Day exists because environmental decline rarely looks ...

In a turn of events, the eastern monarch butterfly population — which was put on the list of endangered species just a few years ago — nearly doubled this year, according to a March report from the ...

Monarch butterfly on a person's finger - Matt Champlin/Getty Images Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have long captivated humans due to their fascinating life cycles and physical characteristics ...

An injured monarch butterfly was given a second chance at life after undergoing a delicate wing transplant at a Long Island wildlife rehabilitation center. Since the Sweetbriar Nature Center shared ...

OLATHE, Kan. — Diane Stoakes created a monarch butterfly garden at Aberdeen Village retirement community in Olathe when her dad, Lawrence, resided there in 2015. Lawrence has since passed, but nine ...

SMITHTOWN, New York (WCBS) -- A broken wing almost ended a monarch butterfly's journey on Long Island, but a caring hand, and a clever idea, gave it a second chance to fly again. At the Sweetbriar ...

Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies drift across Texas skies on their way from Canada to Mexico. It's one of the longest insect migrations on the planet, and for many monarchs, Texas is the ...