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The monarch butterfly is a beautiful and colorful creature, but it takes a while to reach that part of its adult life.

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN., (WPBN/WGTU) — A recent study by the World Wildlife Fund has revealed a promising increase in the population of the eastern monarch butterfly, marking a significant rebound ...

Walton blames the use of herbicides and pesticides for the decline in the monarch butterflies. If cattle eat milkweed, it can ...

Monarch butterfly populations are shrinking at an alarming rate, which is why Idaho Fish and Game is asking for your help to ...

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced a bill on Friday aimed at preventing ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature placed the monarch butterfly on its Red List of Threatened Species as endangered in July, but despite decades of declining numbers, the delicate ...

Monarch butterfliesat the Santuario El Rosario, Mexico. The butterfly effect was conceived as a meteorological concept, but the framework may help scientists model future climate outcomes.

Butterfly species numbers dropped 22% across the U.S. between 2000 and 2020. Habitat loss, climate change, pesticides are the main causes.

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies—including monarchs, which rely on milkweeds as larval host plants.

A painted lady butterfly waiting on a rocky hilltop for a mate. Credit: Lucas Foglia To find a painted lady butterfly, you have to think like one. During the day, they look for blooming flowers. And ...