I finally address a gap in my knowledge: butterflies. To do this, I'm using a field guide to try to find what has gone ...

Millions of western monarchs used to return to coastal California every year, but the population has plummeted in recent ...

The proposed 1.3 million square foot warehouse in Brisbane could endanger butterfly, plant, and other animal species, environmental advocates say.

ASGA's vice president of science and innovation told sugarbeet growers the potential listing of monarch butterflies as ...

What measures are suitable for providing better living conditions for insects in typical german landscapes? This question was investigated by a research team from the University of Würzburg. The ...

The Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly lives in far South Florida and is incredibly rare. But in a surprise twist, more of them are found in years after a hurricane. Here’s a look at why, based on research ...

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New Jersey removed bald eagles from the state’s endangered species list, David Blauvelt of Hamburg, N.J., spotted one on his ...

Monarch butterflies in the western U.S. have dropped to just 9,119 this year. In 2023, the count was 233,394, meaning a 96% decline.

The count of 9,119 butterflies this winter is a sharp decline from 200,000 reported in the past three years, but slightly up from 2,000 monarch reported in 2020.

Not that long ago, monarch butterflies would migrate in droves. However, over the last few decades, the number of these ...