The Loss of Milkweed: A Critical Habitat Connection Monarch butterfly on milkweed. Image by Mediamarketing via Depositphotos. Perhaps the most significant factor in the monarch’s decline is the loss ...

Doug Leier: The future of the monarch butterfly is hanging in the balance More information about the monarch butterfly is available at fws.gov/monarch or on the North Dakota Game and Fish ...

The monarch butterfly’s journey is the very definition of American perseverance. No single butterfly makes the entire trip.

PISMO BEACH, Calif. – On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch Butterfly Count and recorded the second lowest ...

The monarch butterfly, with its striking orange and black markings, has become a beloved species but faces significant challenges, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced an estimated 80% ...

The monarch butterfly is not yet gone. There is still time to act, to restore habitats, shift policies and reduce emissions. But the window is closing.

The loss of pollinators like the monarch could have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and the people who rely on them.

But other scientists have asserted the butterfly is actually doing relatively well. An influential paper published in 2022 challenged pessimistic assessments of monarch populations.

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Monarch caterpillar in its final stage — ready to form a chrysalis and turn into a butterfly. (Rhythm Rathi/CBC) "If we don't have milkweed, we don't have monarchs." The annual survey published ...

New Brunswick No single solution to increase endangered Monarch butterfly population, says expert Milkweed gardens and raising butterflies may help, but a three-country effort is what's really needed ...