Volunteers plant hundreds of milkweed plants in hopes of supporting the dwindling Western monarch population in California.

The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar ...

If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...

How long do monarch butterflies live? Learn about monarch butterfly generations and their lifespan while migrating across North America and how you can help protect their journey When most people ...

TOWN OF CENTER (WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin lawmakers wants to make the endangered Monarch butterfly the state butterfly. State Rep. Paul Tittl of Manitowoc and State Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara of ...

Texas' official state insect is on its way from Canada to Mexico — and you may be just in time to witness the remarkable ...

PHOENIXVILLE — Colonial Gardens recently held its annual Butterfly Festival to the delight of local children. Several hundred monarch butterflies were released over the course of the day. Caroline ...

Scientists are tracking an alarming drop in the monarch butterfly population and it can impact everyone. According to researchers, the monarch population in Mexico this winter was the smallest it’s ...

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 ...

Spooky season is in full swing over in Missouri. A biologist recently spotted and photographed a super rare white monarch ...