The monarch butterfly, an unmistakable sign of spring, is now considered an endangered species at risk of extinction. The International Union for Conservation added the monarch butterfly to its Red ...
Things were all a-flutter Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens as they celebrated the annual Butterfly Release. Over a thousand participants took part in the event by purchasing a ...
It happens to every nature enthusiast at least once. You spot an orange butterfly with black markings hovering around a pretty flower and say, “Oh, look, it’s a monarch!” Except, on closer inspection, ...
If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...
Monarch butterfly migration has a history that repeats every year! On Saturday, Sept. 9, the University of Tennessee Arboretum will host its annual Butterfly Festival ...
If you see a monarch butterfly in your Wichita yard, you might want to take an extra long look, because this may be the last month of the year you’ll see them flying around your garden. The monarch ...
With vigorous debate surrounding the health of the monarch butterfly, new research may have answered the biggest question plaguing butterfly researchers. Why are the wintering populations declining ...
The flapping wings of millions of monarch butterflies at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico, create a fluttering sound that Alfonso Alonso describes as “magical.” The ...
FOX 10's Steve Nielsen is showing us how those in the city of Scottsdale are working to increase the monarch butterfly population. They are obsessed with milkweed, so if you want to do your part in ...