Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed protection of monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act.

Depending what time of year they’re born, Monarch butterflies can live from 2 weeks to about 5 months, but this guy’s time ...

Monarch butterflies are poisonous to predators because of the chemicals in the milkweed they eat as caterpillars. In just the 9 to 14 days of the larval stage, a monarch caterpillar can grow to 2,700 ...

It’s hard to imagine a more vigorous advocate for the endangered monarch butterfly than Rick Mikula. Known around Hazleton as ...

The recent proposal by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list Monarch Butterflies as threatened due to drastic population declines is a big deal.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed adding a unique and picturesque insect to the list of threatened species ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking protection for a beloved species and is asking the public to play a role in its recovery. The federal agency wants the monarch butterfly listed as ...

The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations ... You can submit your observations of adult monarchs, eggs, or larvae to JourneyNorth. Include as much detail as possible, such ...

Monarchs’ larvae/caterpillar only have milkweed ... have you contributed to the pending extinction of the monarch butterfly? In July 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

The monarch is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do. Unlike other butterflies that can overwinter as larvae, pupae, or even as adults in some species, monarchs cannot ...