The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

From their incredible migration to their unique diet, we answer the most frequently asked questions about the Monarch butterfly, one of North America's most beloved insects.

Every year, the World Wildlife Fund Mexico partners with other conservation groups and local citizens to conduct a count of eastern monarch butterflies in their winter home, the Monarch Butterfly ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well. We use neighbor John and ...

On a warm summer morning, you’re sitting in your yard enjoying a slow moment, when a flash of color catches your eye. Bright orange and black wings dance through the air before alighting on a purple ...

You can support butterflies by doing these things: garden with natives and nectar plants; offer host plants; don’t use ...

Why Do Monarch Butterflies Swarm? Monarch butterflies, like other butterfly species and birds, must migrate to warmer climates during the cold winter months. Monarch butterflies are unique because ...

They’re a brilliant orange sight by the millions as the season changes and we’re not talking about the leaves. This week is all about monarch butterflies. * The story goes that the “monarch” part ...

Ultra-light tracking tags are being deployed for the first time locally on Western Monarch butterflies to monitor how and where ...

Their multi-month and multigenerational migration north of about 3,000 miles begins in February or March. Each monarch lives only between two and six weeks. During migration, the female monarch mates, ...