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 ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. wildlife officials have decided to extend endangered species protections to monarch butterflies. The U ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Each year, millions of majestic orange and black monarch butterflies make an extreme, multi-generational 3,000 mile migration across the United States, flocking to wintering ...

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Michoacan, Mexico. Image by naticastillog via Depositphotos. Imagine a summer without the vibrant flutter of the monarch butterfly. This iconic species, with its ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday, citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange insects that ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation’s most beloved species — the monarch butterfly — and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The Service ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on Tuesday (December 10, 2024), citing a significant decline in the iconic black and orange ...

Few insect species are more beloved than the monarch butterfly. They sail languidly across meadows, grace our backyards, and soar to misty mountaintops bringing joy to people across three nations.

The monarch butterfly’s migration lines up with the Interstate 35 corridor, passing through south central states. Monarch butterflies migrate through Oklahoma City each year, with areas in the ...

U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the ...

The monarch butterfly’s migration lines up with the Interstate 35 corridor, passing through south central states. “Oklahoma being centrally located right in the midst of the migratory path, makes it a ...