"I really want to spread the word that we should not give up right now," said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its ...

As top predators, they play a critical role in controlling rodent populations and are fascinating creatures that underscore the need to protect Ohio’s natural habitats. A couple of monarch butterfly’s ...

Recently, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal to designate the monarch butterfly as a “threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act. This summary of that proposal is ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

one trend is clear — the Western Monarch butterfly population has declined by more than 95% since the 1980s, Howard said. With such a drastic population loss, the remaining butterflies are ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. - Historically low numbers of western monarch butterflies visited the Central Coast this winter. This data comes as the butterfly is under consideration for protection under ...

A monarch butterfly at the Coastal Access Monarch Butterfly Preserve in Los Osos, Calif., on Jan. 20. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign for the future of the beloved ...