The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Adult ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...

Biodiversity is declining across the planet, but what about in Wisconsin, how do we measure it, and how can we stop it?

Butterflies and moths, with their vibrant colors and intricate patterns, are more than just enchanting creatures flitting ...

With over 120 species, butterflies contribute a colorful component to Maine’s biological diversity. Butterflies also play important ecological roles, both as pollinators of wildflowers and as prey to ...

Pismo State Beach this year – The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, an international nonprofit dedicated to ...

On Saturday, January 11, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, Rachel Gilmour, rolled up her sleeves and joined Friends of the ...

Federal wildlife officials are proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species due to population declines, and researchers in Wisconsin hope it will prompt more conservation of monarch ...

Monarch butterflies have declined 80 percent or more ... listing aims to encourage more flexibility under the Endangered Species Act for people to restore habitat by planting milkweed and flowers ...

Recently, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal to designate the monarch butterfly as a “threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act. This summary of that proposal is ...