Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed plants to survive. To help out your local pollinators, consider these free and low-cost ways to get your hands on seeds.

BETHEL, Maine — Nestled in the hills of Bethel, the Habitat For All Garden at Valentine Farm is a place where people, birds, ...

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is renowned for its black-and-orange beauty and its spectacular migration of ...

Planting milkweed is one of the easiest ways to support monarch butterfly populations, but this slip-up could actually cause ...

On Thursday, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migratory monarch butterfly to the "red list" of threatened species. Known for its orange and black wings and annual ...

Monarch butterflies and their caterpillars are vulnerable to insecticides, so if you want to support the recovery of the species, it is important to be careful about insecticide use.

Extreme heat and dry weather is killing off food sources for monarch butterflies, an expert warns. The lack of food will make ...

Twitter Cherlyn Bowlby KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Weighing about as much as a paperclip, the monarch butterfly manages to migrate thousands of miles across North America not just once, but twice a year.

MONKTON, Md. — Butterfly enthusiasts all over the country, including in Maryland, are sounding the alarm, saying the monarch is dangerously close to becoming extinct. In 2020, the U.S. Fish and ...

The monarch butterfly migration is one of the most awe-inspiring natural wonders on Earth. Each year, millions of these delicate orange-and-black butterflies embark on an epic journey that can span up ...

Thanks to the fact that the Zion-Benton High School athletic teams are known as the Zee-Bees, the festival got its current name.