This remarkable transformation, known as complete metamorphosis, allows the monarch to undergo a complete change in form and function throughout its life. It all begins with a tiny, oval-shaped egg ...

Captive-raising monarchs in cages also puts the butterflies at risk. The OE parasite can reach very high levels in indoor ...

Usefully, the listing would legally protect the groves of trees near the California coast where western monarchs overwinter.

The milkweed plant is crucial to these butterflies. That’s because the female monarch butterfly lays her eggs on these plants. A single female can lay between 300 to 500 eggs over a two-to-five ...

Adult monarch butterflies are large with bright orange wings, white spots and black veins and boarder. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending federal protections for the species as ...

(Willmar MN-) Kandiyohi County Public Works Director Mel Odens says he was glad the county was recently recognized for it's efforts to save habitat for the Monarch ...

The federal agency wants the monarch butterfly listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, with specific protections and flexibility to encourage conservation, it recently announced.

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.

With the recent proposed listing of the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken a critical step to protect one of North America’s most ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation’s most beloved species — the monarch butterfly — and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery.