One of the most recognizable and widely dispersed insects in North America may soon be headed for protections under the Endangered Species Act. In early December, federal wildlife officials will ...

Across North America, monarch butterfly populations will begin their journey southward to warmer winter climates in Mexico, travelling across much of the United States, including Oklahoma, along their ...

After flying some 3,000 miles from the northern U.S. and Canada to a remote forest in Central Mexico for the winter, tens of millions of monarch butterflies are making their way back north. These are ...

Every fall, an incredible migration occurs through the state of Indiana, where millions of tiny monarch butterflies fly on their way to overwintering grounds in Mexico, only to return in the spring to ...

Monarch butterflies are migrating north and have been spotted in states near Michigan. Although their wintering population doubled this year, monarchs have experienced a significant overall decline ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Monarchs continue to be some of the most fascinating butterflies the world has ever seen, but the decline in the Monarch population is alarming. WDBJ7 sat down with a certified ...

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 ...

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 butterflies left Mexico weeks ago on their annual northward migration. Now, the colorful insects are nearing Michigan as temperatures continue to warm. "Monarchs have made their way north, ...

Most of us would undoubtedly picture a monarch if asked to imagine a butterfly, recognized by their vivid orange wings veined with black and known for their incredibly long migration patterns. While ...