WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Every 5th February is celebrated as Western Monarch Day in California mostly. The Western Monarch Day draws attention to a growing environmental crisis. Scientists warn that western monarch ...

How five proposed Trump Administration changes threaten protections for struggling species in the San Francisco Bay Area.

A California seaside town is doing everything it can to save the beloved monarch butterfly from extinction. Known as ...

If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...

The monarch butterfly, perhaps the most recognizable butterfly in North America, is in trouble: since the mid-1990s, their population has declined 90 percent from its 20-year average, and their ...

An iconic butterfly that waits out the cold months along the California coast each year may soon get added protections. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as ...

A monarch on a maximilian sunflower in the Todd Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District. (USFWS photo) A proposal to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the ...

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is reconsidering adding protections to the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The California State Parks Foundation is asking residents to report monarch butterfly sightings in an effort to support ongoing research into the species' whereabouts. The request comes ahead of ...