MANKATO — The crisp 53-degree air outside the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Saturday morning reinforced the sense that it might be time to fly to warmer climates. “Everybody say ‘Goodbye ...

Rocio Santiago Aguilar (right) helped kids from TBOC (Taking Back Our Community) Church youth group and LaunchPAD Leadership Academy plant milkweeds seeds in W.W. Glover Cemetery in South Dallas, ...

The once-common orange-and-black butterflies have declined by 90% in recent decades, with the latest count showing the second smallest population on record, according to the Center for Biological ...

As countless monarch butterflies make their way through Illinois toward their wintertime destination in Mexico, some became the center of attention in Palos Heights last weekend during its annual ...

Federal wildlife authorities announced a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants public feedback on a plan to list the migratory insect ...

MANKATO — When it’s summer at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota and a bright orange monarch flutters past you, that can only mean one thing. The Butterfly House is once again open for ...

Although it has been in decline, the butterfly is found throughout the United States, which made this a particularly challenging case for the Fish and Wildlife Service. The Fish and Wildlife Service ...

If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...

The once common sightings of the brightly colored monarch butterfly have become a rarer experience in recent years across Georgia and other travel paths during the pollinator's annual migration across ...

FARGO — 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 ...

WORRIED ABOUT THE BUTTERFLY... WHICH HAS ALREADY ON THE CANDIDATE LIST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES.### IT ONLY TAKES A QUICK WALK-THROUGH PACIFIC GROVE BEFORE YOU NOTICE A LACK OF BRIGHT ORANGE WINGS ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing for added protections for the monarch butterfly after seeing a population decline of about 80%. The service announced a proposal to list the butterfly as ...