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

This year the organization counted 9,119 monarchs, the second-lowest total since tracking began in 1997. The organization has ...

The natural phenomenon of the iconic monarch butterflies migrating south for the winter is a fascinating one - and it's one ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

The results of the 28 annual mid-season Western Monarch Count have been released: only 9,119 of the butterflies were counted ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

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the host plant for the insect's caterpillars. The plant has been disappearing before a combination of drought, wildfires, agriculture and urban development, according to Monarch Joint Venture ...

Overwintering populations of monarch butterflies in California have reached a near all-time low since records began, conservationists announced on Thursday. The ...

The monarch butterfly was first petitioned to be listed ... the main food source for the monarch caterpillar, were contaminated by 64 pesticides. One of these pesticides, methoxyfenozide, was ...