Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in ...

Wearing dark sunglasses, long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat, Florida retiree Linda Cooper came prepared to gaze at ...

THE MONARCH IS BACK! Butterfly enthusiasts are on the lookout for monarch butterflies now through March, but need your help.

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It’s a sunny July afternoon, and Grayslake neighbors Annie Lawson and Heather Bauer are standing at the side of Lawson’s home, carefully going through her garden of milkweed plants. Lawson points at ...

Monarch butterfly enthusiasts across the Southeast are being called upon to report sightings of the iconic species this ...

MADISON, Wis. — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking ...

Two test sites were chosen: one along Interstate 10 near Ozona in West Texas and another at the Lavaca Bay Causeway on the ...

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A broken wing almost ended a monarch butterfly's journey on Long Island, but a caring hand and a clever idea gave it a second chance to fly again. At the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, experts ...

Professor Elizabeth Crone, Department of Evolution and Ecology, checks a non-native milkweed in the San Francisco Bay Area for monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars. Known for long-distance ...