Nearly 90 percent of the monarch butterflies in the Western U.S. spend their winters along the California coastline and the majority of them come here to the Central Coast. Conservationists hope ...

This winter’s annual Western Monarch Count was the third lowest on record. Scientists say habitat loss, climate change and ...

More than a dozen volunteers planted 850 milkweeds throughout the Spring Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary on Monday as part of a budding monarch butterfly habitat conservation project. Through a grant from ...

AMES, Iowa — Enhancing the monarch butterfly’s habitat in rural and urban Iowa is the goal of a new, broad-based statewide effort. The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, established through the ...

With butterfly season starting at Ellwood Mesa, the city of Goleta, Ellwood Friends, and the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade are inviting area residents of all ages to help restore and protect the ...

Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western states each spring to drink flower nectar, pollinate plants and lay their eggs after wintering in forests in coastal ...

Hammered by habitat loss and synthetic insecticides, the eagle, the abiding symbol of American strength and freedom, had all but vanished from our landscapes. From backyard birders to federal agencies ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, citing loss of habitat to development, logging and use of herbicides. Since the ...

The monarch butterfly is on the endangered species list and the importance of that goes beyond just preserving the insect. To those who study and advocate for the protection of the monarch butterfly, ...

WILLMAR — In its third year of protecting and enhancing monarch butterfly habitat in county road right of ways, Kandiyohi County has been recognized for its efforts by the Association of Minnesota ...

The 2025 numbers were even worse than the previous year, which was pretty terrible itself.