The monarch butterfly is most renowned for its yearly odyssey. Some will travel up to 3,000 miles during their two-way winter journey.

Habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides are to blame for the population decline of monarchs, says Karen ...

The disappearance of milkweed is leading to butterfly losses. One group wants to send out 300,000 plants to create monarch stations along the migration trail, where the butterflies can lay their eggs.

The iconic monarch butterfly is declining across North America. You can help make a difference by providing the species with its food plant: milkweed. A monarch butterfly gliding over a field on ...

The city of Phoenix has planted several gardens to support struggling monarch butterflies, including one at the downtown ...

Most gardeners recognize milkweed immediately as a butterfly attracter, but there’s a complex community that revolves around this prolific plant that extends well beyond the monarch. Milkweed ...

Tropical milkweed is a harmful plant that can trick both humans and monarch butterflies, and is contributing to declining monarch populations.

Plant Milkweed: By planting milkweed, we will be giving monarchs a place to lay their eggs and reproduce. The main reason that these butterflies are endangered is not that they aren’t reproducing ...

In 2020, around Thanksgiving, a total of fewer than 2,000 monarch butterflies were counted at around 250 overwintering sites where they have traditionally been counted in the state of California.

"Congratulations!" Gardener thrilled after finding majestic creature visiting their plants: 'You are hosting royalty' first ...

Because milkweed, the single host plant of the monarch’s larval form, has been nearly wiped out by agriculture, development and pesticides. This has led to a decline in the monarch butterfly by ...