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 change ...

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

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It’s also hard to believe that the life cycle of this incredibly colorful ...

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 ...

Ultra-light tracking tags are being deployed for the first time locally on Western Monarch butterflies to monitor how and where ...

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 ...

After Kathy Marshburn lost a child, she didn’t know how she’d move on. Violet was only two months old when she died unexpectedly, of a heart condition, in 2002. Marshburn, who lived in the Houston ...

Hammered by habitat loss and synthetic insecticides, the eagle, the abiding symbol of American strength and freedom, had all but vanished from our landscapes. From backyard birders to federal agencies ...

Monarch butterflies undertake a migration journey spanning 3,000 miles. That journey mirrors many migrants' experiences, ...

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