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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing Monarch butterflies as threatened, seeking public input until March 2025.

Look closely at your backyard butterflies! Here's how to detect the subtle differences among the three butterflies that look ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf have developed flexible ...

Monarch butterfly populations have declined nearly 95% since the 1950's, mainly due to habitat loss. The Deschutes Land Trust ...

In Missouri, a number of conservation efforts and agricultural practices are helping eastern monarch butterflies make their ...

Elon Musk has backed a suggestion that King Charles III of the United Kingdom exercise his powers and dissolve Parliament, which would usher in a new general election and a new Parliament, but ...

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.

The official state insect of Texas is in trouble. The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline. Volunteers with ...

In 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made several major decisions to declare New Mexico species endangered or threatened — or not. Here’s a recap of some of those decisions and a look ...