This winter’s annual Western Monarch Count was the third lowest on record. Scientists say habitat loss, climate change and ...

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has plummeted by 80% to 95% since the 1990s, depending on the region and monitoring method. A major cause of the species’ decline is deforestation ...

Hammered by habitat loss and synthetic insecticides, the eagle, the abiding symbol of American strength and freedom, had all but vanished from our landscapes. From backyard birders to federal agencies ...

"My job is to help people fall in love." Volunteers band together to save beloved 'Butterfly Town' from dire threat: 'Mass ...

Every 5th February is celebrated as Western Monarch Day in California mostly. The Western Monarch Day draws attention to a growing environmental crisis. Scientists warn that western monarch ...

The latest count of western monarch butterfly populations is the third-lowest yet, after 2024 and 2020.

More than a dozen volunteers planted 850 milkweeds throughout the Spring Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary on Monday as part of a budding monarch butterfly habitat conservation project. Through a grant from ...

AMES, Iowa — Enhancing the monarch butterfly’s habitat in rural and urban Iowa is the goal of a new, broad-based statewide effort. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, established through the ...

The monarch butterfly is on the endangered species list and the importance of that goes beyond just preserving the insect. To those who study and advocate for the protection of the monarch butterfly, ...

Thank you Bill McClellan for your column "Cold is the revenge of the butterfly" in Monday's Post-Dispatch. The Monarch butterfly is close to extinction due to their loss of habitat and the widespread ...