This comes as the insects are rapidly declining and are under consideration for Endangered Species Act protections.

Bloom time and season-long support: Annuals bloom for extended periods, often all summer. They keep producing flowers. Perennials have defined bloom periods, sometimes only a few weeks. By planting a ...

The Monarch butterfly population is down about 90% in just a few decades, said James Buschong​, a resident & Neshanic Garden ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the reopening of the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the ...

Each year, millions of monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles across North America to escape the cold and find suitable breeding grounds. Their migration habits are an absolutely extraordinary ...

PHOENIX — Mesa Mayor Mark Freeman signed the National Wildlife Federations Mayors’ Monarch Pledge on Wednesday in an effort to strengthen monarch butterfly habitats. The pledge also intends to ...

Experts share with us how we can use milkweed plants, any variety, to attract Monarch Butterflies, which in turn will help grow the declining population.

MESA, Arizona — Monarch butterflies are in peril. The iconic species recently saw historical levels of population decline in the western hemisphere, with populations plummeting to the second ...

Some words may be mispronounced. The number of monarch butterflies that spent the winter in Mexico doubled this year, giving hope for a species that has faced decline in recent decades.

The U.S. government is considering listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species. Photo: Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the public comment period on its proposal to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The move comes after President ...