It is perhaps the most iconic butterfly in the Americas, one of the most well-known insects in the world. With iconic orange and black coloring, monarch butterflies once ... action for all Americans ...

The once common sightings of the brightly colored monarch butterfly have become a rarer experience in recent years across ...

New protections for monarch butterflies are in the works as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes a new rule.

As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) proposes to list the Monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with NPR science correspondent Jonathan Lambert about the decision, as well as other conservation efforts the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing as 2024 winds down.

The number of monarchs has fallen. The Fish & Wildlife Service is proposing to protect monarchs as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

The beloved orange insect has suffered a sharp decline in numbers, but scientists, commercial interests, and politicians ...

Chemical-intensive agriculture threatens biodiversity, particularly in pollinators such as the monarch butterfly.

SAN FRANCISCO – Each year, millions of majestic orange and black monarch butterflies ... Designating of the migratory monarch butterfly as threatened would allow for further conservation efforts to ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Each year, millions of majestic orange and black monarch ... Designating of the migratory monarch butterfly as threatened would allow for further conservation efforts to prevent ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly to the threatened species list by the end of next year following an extensive public comment period. "The iconic monarch butterfly is ...