The team of volunteers is trying to save monarch butterflies by cultivating milkweed — the only plant where they lay eggs.

The butterfly population in the U.S. has dropped more than 20% over the past two decades. Some species living in Connecticut ...

Butterflies are fragile and vulnerable to predation by all kinds of critters, from birds and reptiles to spiders and other ...

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Scales are small, hard plates that protect an animal's skin. Learn all about the 12 types of animals with scales here!

A blue wave butterfly pauses between sips of nectar from a flower. (Gary Robinson photo) Recently voted into the top three butterfly gardens in the nation ...

The Afroedura rondavelica, commonly known as the Blyde River Flat Gecko, was discovered by Dr Niels Jacobsen in 1991.

Washington state was among the first to significantly invest in non-game conservation through state tax revenue, with ...

Wisconsin DNR champions milkweed to aid pollinators like monarch butterflies and encourages residents to plant it.

State wildlife agencies have a big job. While the federal government protects animals listed under the Endangered Species Act ...

Take a look at one of the dozens of activities that took place during the four-day event across Teller and El Paso counties.

If you have bromeliads in your landscape, both Aedes species of mosquitoes will breed in non-native ... can also serve as a primary prevention method. The CDC provides a list of mosquito repellents ...