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

The major U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal would declare the iconic species as threatened, with federal scientists ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service first listed the butterfly as an endangered species in 1992 noting “human-caused degradation and destruction of the species’ habitat” as one of the primary ...

However, in addition to habitat-based threats, the orchid is being hurt by predation from non-native slugs. Mariana eight-spot butterfly. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Image is available for media ...

CLOUDCROFT, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed designating nine areas in New Mexico, totaling 1,637 acres, as critical habitat for the endangered Sacramento Mountains checkerspot ...

Habitat destruction ... In December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a proposal to list the butterfly as an endangered species. “The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across ...

Habitat destruction ... In December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a proposal to list the butterfly as an endangered species. “The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across ...