Following a bad year for butterflies in 2024, the charity Butterfly Conservation is stressing it’s more important than ever ...

Monarch butterflies are known for their grace and showstopping migrations. As beloved as they are, these insects are considered endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of ...

July 21 (UPI) --The migratory monarch butterfly fluttered its orange-and-black wings closer to extinction Thursday, joining for the first time an alarming "red list" of endangered creatures. The ...

A monarch butterfly warming up for takeoff in Pacific Grove, Calif. Credit Credit... Nic Coury for The New York Times. By Catrin Einhorn. Dec. 10, 2024. Leer en español.

MADISON, Wis. — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature placed the monarch butterfly on its Red List of Threatened Species as endangered in July, but despite decades of declining numbers, the delicate ...

After 1990, observations of this butterfly were found in Lee County, according to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The Goatweed Leafwing prefers dry, open forests and scrub ...

Bandera County residents recently attended the annual Love Creek Preserve butterfly count organized by the Nature Conservancy ...

America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds.. The first ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and other conservation groups petitioned the agency in 2014 to list the monarch as threatened. The agency launched a review of the the butterfly's status at the ...