Even so, it wasn’t quite what I expected. Tending the monarchs was more complex. Since the 1990s, Monarch butterfly populations have been in decline, experiencing an estimated 86% drop since 1996.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is encouraging wildlife enthusiasts to help Monarch butterflies ...

Overview of monarch breeding biology / Karen S. Oberhauser -- Temporal and geographical variation in monarch densities : citizen scientists document monarch population patterns / Michelle D. Prysby ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing to get monarch butterflies added to the endangered species list as their numbers drop.

The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Currently, this last year, I think we had counted in Mexico either 120 or 150 million.” To help boost monarch populations, more and more gardeners and armchair naturalists are removing monarch eggs ...

“They are one of the few installations of 317 installations, within the monarch butterfly range, that is collecting data on monarchs, specifically egg and larva data.” ...

Adult butterflies lay their eggs on the plant and when the larvae hatch, the caterpillars feed on the leaves for about two weeks. Neonicotinoids are the most commonly used insecticide in the world.

The monarch butterfly, functioning as an indicator species, acts as a barometer for the well-being of a local ecosystem through its presence. A higher abundance of monarch butterflies in an area ...

A monarch butterfly drinks nectar from a flower in the pollinator habitat bed near the Chicago Park District storehouse on Aug. 7, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) ...