Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

Monarch butterflies are in danger of going extinct. To help keep your local populations afloat, do these things to attract and keep them in the garden.

Impress your friends with these facts about monarch butterflies ... of them can be spotted in North America. Use this butterfly ID cheat sheet to help identify the butterflies in your backyard.

If there is no bird more American than the eagle, there is no butterfly ... In fact, leading studies have estimated that 1.3 billion milkweed stems are needed across the monarch’s breeding ...

Did you know that monarch butterflies traverse the Volunteer State on their seasonal migration? Read on to learn when they'll be in Tennessee.

The government secured an extension to December. “The fact that a butterfly as widespread and beloved as the monarch is now the face of the extinction crisis is a … distress signal warning us ...

WASHINGTON— The yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico, released today, continues to show a dramatic decline in this imperiled species. Today’s count of 2.10 hectares (5.2 acres) ...