Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The monarch butterfly is iconic in North America — but in Montana, it is a rare sight. That’s why when Bigfork landscaper Kathy ...

AMES, Iowa — Enhancing the monarch butterfly’s habitat in rural and urban Iowa is the goal of a new, broad-based statewide effort. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, established through the ...

Can we bring back the butterflies? The Butterfly Grove at Pismo Beach used to sound alive before you even saw it. On a winter morning over a decade ago, visitors to the grove stood beneath the ...

Every fall, an incredible migration occurs through the state of Indiana, where millions of tiny monarch butterflies fly on their way to overwintering grounds in Mexico, only to return in the spring to ...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have been living and breeding year-round in California's Bay Area, thanks in ...

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae or brush-footed butterflies. They lay their eggs on the underside of the young leaves of milkweed plants ...

Conservationists are concerned that western monarch butterflies may be teetering on the brink of collapse as the latest Western Monarch Count reveals a devastating decline. The 28th annual survey, ...

This story originally published online at The 9th Street Journal. “We’ll have to be a little spry on rocks, but you can do it,” said Bill Corey, 66, as he approached the creek leading up to Sennett ...

Whether you’re a butterfly fanatic or simply interested in nature, the monarch butterfly is worth a study. Beautiful and serene, monarch butterflies have a unique lifespan. But how long do monarch ...

Professor Elizabeth Crone, Department of Evolution and Ecology, checks a non-native milkweed in the San Francisco Bay Area for monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars. Known for long-distance ...

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have been living and breeding year-round in California’s Bay Area, thanks in ...