The Tsushima Blue Quaker butterfly, an iconic symbol of Tsushima ... In one conservation area, a rare plant found only in Tsushima, Astilbe tsushimensis, began to grow shortly after the deer ...

“Endangered species protections can help ensure this rare butterfly is still here ... In Southern Nevada, the Mount Charleston blue butterfly is another species that has similar federal protections.

With no sightings in two years, the rare Ogasawara blue butterfly, named after its island chain natural habitat far south of Tokyo and designated a national natural treasure, is considered extinct ...

Sand Mountain blue butterflies live in only one place on Earth — within and near the dunes of “Singing” Sand Mountain in Nevada. But over the past three decades, extensive off-road vehicle use on ...

A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly ...

The rare Mount Charleston blue butterfly lives in just a handful of alpine meadows on Mount Charleston above Las Vegas. The species was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 2013. One of its ...

The scarce butterfly can be found in grasslands and around host plants such as wild blue lupine and wild indigo. Their numbers continue to decline, and they are predicted to be federally endangered.

The endangered Karner blue butterfly has struggled with habitat loss. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Eliza Grames, Binghamton University, State University of New York If the joy of seeing butterflies ...

Two-thirds of studied species showed declines of more than 10 percent,” wrote Science editor Bianca Lopez in a summary of the study. “Many insects have the potential for rapid population growth and ...