Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are one of nature’s greatest migrators, with their survival depending on an annual multi-generational migration cycle. Eastern monarchs travel up to 3,000 ...

Every spring and fall, Oklahomans watch as the brightly patterned orange and black butterflies make a pitstop in the state during their miles-long, twice-yearly migrations. The migratory monarch ...

At the same time, the population of western monarch butterflies has also seen a decline. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation monitors this population and reported the lowest count ...