Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across North America. Monarchs in the ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as federal officials move to extend protections for the beloved pollinator ...

Council recently passed an ordinance amending its nuisance vegetation code to permit pollinator gardens. Pollinators are “the engine that run healthy habitats,” according to the U.S. Fish ...

Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California coast. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has been counting western overwinter populations along the ...

(AP) — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate ...

Western monarch butterflies are considered an iconic species because of their beloved status among the public and for their critical role in the food web, said Emma Pelton, a biologist at the Xerces ...