The lifecycle of the monarch butterfly encompasses four distinct stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult butterfly. This remarkable transformation, known as complete ...

EPA must better assess the dangers of pesticides, especially in monarch breeding habitats in state’s Central Valley.

The monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the species say proposed federal protections could boost existing efforts.

The Western Monarch butterfly is expected to go extinct by 2080, but a handful of Southern California naturalists are at the ...

Some exceptions apply, like for farmers removing milkweed. Iconic butterfly could vanish within 60 years unless protections ...

Mexico's monarch migration arrived late this year but in greater numbers, say caretakers at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ...

Dan Getman, a Kirksville-based master gardener, proudly watches as his grandchildren race to catch monarch butterflies on his ...

WITH THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY population declining by 90 percent in recent decades, efforts are underway to protect their ...

In this presentation Jason Graves will explore new research that will help gardeners attract and sustain more monarchs in ...

"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.

Usefully, the listing would legally protect the groves of trees near the California coast where western monarchs overwinter. The eastern monarch population’s overwintering grounds in Mexico are ...