It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It ...

The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted precipitously to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction, researchers ...

The fate of the monarch butterfly still hangs in the balance after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made a decision Tuesday on adding it to the list of threatened species under the Endangered ...

Monarch butterflies are known for their grace and showstopping migrations. As beloved as they are, these insects are considered endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of ...

A monarch butterfly makes a stop on a butterfly bush in a flower garden north of Durango on Aug. 25. Monarchs that overwinter in California and migrate to Colorado for the summer increased from a ...

In other words, monarch butterflies could be at risk of extinction. The destruction of precious milkweed habitat as well as climate change are the primary threats to their survival, ...

The migratory monarch butterfly, a North American icon with a continent-spanning annual journey, now faces the threat of extinction, according to a top wildlife monitoring group.

North America’s most famous butterfly is back. But will it last? After years of decline, nearly 250,000 monarch butterflies descended upon the Pacific Coast this winter. The more than 100-fold ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Butterflies have been a symbol for humanity's soul throughout history, but as monarch butterfly populations continue to drop at alarming rates, Amanda Barth believes they are ...

This year’s estimate found the eastern monarch butterfly colonies took up just 2.2 acres of regional forests, 59% less than during the 2022-2023 winter season.

Monarch butterfly sightings may be sparser than usual in the U.S. and Canada following a drastic spike in populations wintering in Mexico, researchers told ABC News.

Monarch butterflies hanging from tree branches 60 Minutes Anderson Cooper: There're so many of them on the branches of the trees, the-- the-- the branches are all pointing toward the ground.