Across their range, monarchs are threatened ... that happens in the chrysalis stage. Monarch butterflies only flap their wings around 5 to 12 times per second — much more slowly than the average ...

"The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America, captivating children and adults throughout its fascinating life cycle," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams ...

The major U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal would declare the iconic species as threatened, with federal scientists ...

This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...