She called monarch butterflies a "canary in the coal mine" for pollinators and the ecosystem, a warning more needs to be done ...

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

The monarch butterfly is easily identified by its bold orange, black and white coloring. This fascinating insect goes through ...

I have not seen where the Hempfield Township supervisors, in their infinite collective wisdoms and forethoughts, saved the monarch caterpillars’ chrysalis and milkweed before leveling the ground for ...

In the meantime, provide nectar sources for the migrating monarchs in the fall with mistflower, lantana, pentas, salvias, ...

"We are seeing staggering declines," said Cheryl Schultz, a butterfly ecologist at Washington State University. There are ...

Milkweed is abundant in local nurseries as monarch enthusiasts seek to increase the declining population and backyard ...

Milkweed plants, which monarch larvae and caterpillars feed on ... wildlife groups petitioned FWS to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. In 2020, after years of ...

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts. Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to ...

“We are seeing staggering declines,” said Cheryl Schultz, a butterfly ecologist at Washington State University. There are three prominent drivers of the declines: habitat loss, pesticides and climate ...