On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus ... the red ant population had an outsized impact on the endangered large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion). Scientists have been able to restore the ...

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 ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this ...

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

Encountering a butterfly can bring you great comfort after the death of a loved one. Many believe they bring communication ...

We have just learned that the iconic monarch butterfly may be placed on the ... Birds love the clusters of blue-black berries that form along the stems. Tolerant of sun or shade and a variety ...

The western monarch butterfly is being considered for the endangered species list, but public comment is still being gathered ...

The annual Western Monarch Count observed a peak population of 9,119 Monarch butterflies in California this winter, marking a sharp decline in the last few years. The count, administered by the ...

The monarch butterfly is an iconic species. It is usually the species people recall when drawing a butterfly and observations are shared frequently on the online social network iNaturalist.

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 ...