Mary Ann’s dedication and the scientific efforts at Disney illustrate how community action and innovation can unite to protect monarchs.

Previously, in our Monarch butterfly articles, we mentioned that the final decision to list Monarchs as an endangered species would be made in December 2024. And on Dec. 10, the U. S. Fish and ...

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 and the ...

Protecting monarch butterflies Article by Michael Crossley, UD, and William E. Snyder, University of Georgia | Originally published in The Conversation Photo by Evan Krape January 09, 2025 Editor’s ...

The population of the monarch butterfly — the official state insect of Texas — is continuing to decline. News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals STATE ...

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

Q. Why are we still seeing Monarch butterflies in the flower garden? I thought they had all migrated north of Texas already.

SAN FRANCISCO – Each year, millions of majestic orange and black monarch butterflies make an extreme, multi-generational 3,000 mile migration across the United States, flocking to wintering ...

Monarch butterflies face loss and degradation of habitat, exposure to insecticides and the effects of climate change. The government cited these factors when proposing a new rule to protect the ...

The monarch butterfly, with its striking orange and black markings, has become a beloved species but faces significant challenges, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced an estimated 80% ...

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Monarch butterflies only flap their wings around 5 to 12 times per second — much more slowly than the average butterfly, who flaps about 20 times a second. In the right conditions, a migrating monarch ...