Extreme heat and dry weather is killing off food sources for monarch butterflies, an expert warns. The lack of food will make ...

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is renowned for its black-and-orange beauty and its spectacular migration of ...

We can plant flowers that will feed monarchs and their caterpillars. Milkweeds are essential for caterpillars and nectar sources that bloom sequentially are critical for adults. Monarch Watch says to ...

Two bills to encourage volunteers to plant milkweed on state lands to help the monarch butterfly, whose population has fallen 90 percent across the U.S. in the past 20 years, ...

Without room to grow, milkweed can’t feed monarchs. Bustling cities disrupt monarch migration routes, access to food and breeding sites that sustain the butterfly’s life cycle.

The annual monarch migration is underway, with butterflies fueling up in Toledo before their 3,000-mile journey to Mexico.