Monarch butterflies are as charismatic and beloved by many as are dolphins and sea turtles. The orange and black markings on the wings of the monarch are recognized by children and adults across ...

(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 ...

Monarch populations have been declining since the mid-1990s, according to annual counts taken at the butterfly’s wintering grounds in high-altitude oyamel fir forests, mostly in the Mexican ...

MADISON, Wis. — U.S. wildlife officials recently announced a decision to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies.

The Monarch butterfly migration from the Midwest U.S. in fall to overwinter in the mountains of southern Mexico and return in spring is a captivating natural history phenomenon. They also migrate ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing federal protections for the monarch butterfly. The service Thursday, Dec. 12, proposed to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species and ...

Why the monarch butterfly has such cultural meaning for the Mexican community. Monarch butterflies may be moving toward federally protected status. One local resident is taking it upon herself to ...

WILLMAR — In its third year of protecting and enhancing monarch butterfly habitat in county road right of ways, Kandiyohi County has been recognized for its efforts by the Association of ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protections for monarch butterflies as future generations of children are at risk of never seeing one of the vivid orange and black creatures in the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving to list the monarch butterfly, which can be found throughout Arizona, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Experts say the ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas’ state insect, the black and orange-winged Monarch butterfly, could be granted federal protections after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed this week to list ...