The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is an emblematic species renowned for its long‐distance migration and distinctive orange warning colouration. Research in conservation and ecology has ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling ...

Texas A&M scientists study how roads, wind and conservation affect one of nature’s most extraordinary journeys.

Monarch butterflies are well-known and beloved migratory pollinators in North America. NNehring via Getty Images For generations, monarch butterflies have traveled thousands of miles across North ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A monarch butterfly with a broken wing was miraculously able to fly again after it underwent a wing transplant at a nature preserve. The Sweetbriar Nature Center in Long Island, ...

A monarch butterfly with a critical wing injury was given a second chance to fly after New York rescuers performed an intricate transplant procedure. The vulnerable insect was brought to Sweetbriar ...