This winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in ...

A winter count of visiting monarch butterflies found a steep drop from previous years, which has scientists worried about the beloved insect.

A pilot program established in 2021 to help pollinators in Utah has enjoyed success and is helping residents, communities and ...

The plummeting population of these familiar butterflies, along with the decline of other butterflies and bees, threatens peoples’ wellbeing too, since our food security ... in the chrysalis stage.

The plummeting population of these familiar butterflies, along with the decline of other butterflies and bees, threatens peoples’ wellbeing too, since our food security ... in the chrysalis stage.

Scientists are grappling with a stark population decline of the western monarch butterfly after the species’ numbers hit a ...

The count estimated a winter population of 9,119 monarchs this year as climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and disease ...

A Monarch butterfly born in Canada will fly more than 3,000 miles to Mexico, across land it has never seen. Its journey is filled with peril, many never make it and those that do will never return.

The monarch butterfly could be in danger of extinction, but the federal government is proposing new protections to help the species continue to survive.

In the monarch’s case, the proposed listing would generally prohibit anyone from killing or transporting the butterfly. People and farmers could continue to remove milkweed, a key food source ...