The World Wildlife Fund's latest count of migratory monarch butterflies offers some encouraging news for the eastern population while the western population may be struggling to survive. The ...

Whether you’re a butterfly fanatic or simply interested in nature, the monarch butterfly is worth a study. Beautiful and serene, monarch butterflies have a unique lifespan. But how long do monarch ...

It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It’s also hard to believe that the life cycle of this incredibly colorful ...

The iconic North American butterfly's annual migration patterns are under threat from habitat loss and extreme weather, causing its devoted fans to research solutions and push for protection from the ...

Professor Elizabeth Crone, Department of Evolution and Ecology, checks a non-native milkweed in the San Francisco Bay Area for monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars. Known for long-distance ...

A fleeting blur of black and orange fluttered past Jenny Welch. Beside a sign labeled “monarch waystation,” the 62-year-old volunteer mingled with guests looking to purchase native Florida plants, ...

Arkansas is a great place to spot monarch butterflies as it falls directly in their migration path! While monarch butterflies travel through Arkansas in both the spring (late March to April) and the ...

Thanks to tiny new ultralight radio tags small enough for a fragile butterfly to carry, scientists are getting a rare, real-time look at how western monarchs move through their winter habitat. It’s ...

As millions of monarch butterflies make their way from Canada to Mexico this fall, you’ll have the chance to see some of these spectacular insects along the Alabama coast. Several groups in Baldwin ...