Maeve Keefe, a homeschooler from Sebastian, has launched a campaign to secure federal protection for the Monarch butterfly, a species she describes as “amazing” and “inspirational.” ...

One of the hundreds of species impacted is the monarch butterfly, which was recently estimated by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to have a population of fewer than 10,000 individuals ...

New research shows butterfly populations have fallen dramatically over the past two decades, but there’s a lot you can do to help these fluttering flower-lovers, even if all you’ve got is a ...

FILE - Monarch butterflies cling to branches in their winter nesting grounds in El Rosario Sanctuary, near Ocampo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) ...

The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change and habitat loss ...

Last month an annual survey that looked just at monarch butterflies, which federal officials plan to put on the threatened species list, counted a nearly all-time low of fewer than 10,000 ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate ...

Although nine species of butterflies saw an increase in population, 114 saw significant decreases. Some species, like the iconic monarch butterfly ... isn't just an aesthetic issue, but could ...

FILE – Monarch butterflies from Canada stop to rest in Wendy Park on their way to Mexico, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) by: FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, Associated Press ...