Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America ... eliciting a collective sigh of relief from butterfly enthusiasts. Across their range, monarchs are threatened by ...

For instance, most moth species are nocturnal, while monarch butterflies are more active during the day. A butterfly has four ...

Once again, migratory monarch butterflies are on the move from their summer breeding ... Like migrating birds, monarchs are the only butterfly that's known to make a two-way migration - and ...

Scientists are tracking an alarming drop in the monarch butterfly population and it can impact everyone. According to researchers, the monarch population in Mexico this winter was the smallest it ...

Whether it’s a small striped caterpillar or a tiny translucent butterfly egg, she will mark down what she finds and send the numbers to a national conservation group. Aphids and milkweed beetles crawl ...

Last, unlike a standard butterfly where the options are typically left to expire, a modified version offers more opportunities for active management. Traders can roll the spread to a different ...

Monarch butterflies worried naturalists last year with a shockingly low presence in the province, but a team of butterfly taggers say this year the species is showing signs of recovery. Members ...

A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its ... He said it was essential to move away from the use of pesticides in farming and instead "embrace nature-friendly ...

Wildlife biologists there are helping make their land a more comfortable home for monarch butterflies. Each year, the butterflies migrate 2,000 miles across North America, many stopping in Colorado.

The second annual Monarch Butterfly Festival will spread its wings in Peterborough on Saturday, September 21 to raise awareness and funds to keep the monarch butterfly alive and fluttering for ...