In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.

Some research indicates that certain types of milkweed such as Asclepias Curassavica the tropical variety sold at home ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

Everyone can do something to support the monarch butterfly population, Howard said. If you have a garden, Howard recommended planting native milkweed or nectar plants that bloom during the fall ...

Gardeners can counteract both of these problems. The orange milkweed is the only host plant for monarch caterpillars in the Plains states. Seeds can be ordered online and refrigerated for about 30 ...

Scientists are grappling with a stark population decline of the western monarch butterfly after the species’ numbers hit a ...

What is the status of the monarch butterfly in the U.S. and is it listed as threatened or endangered? -- M. Smith, Raleigh, ...

Monarch butterfly numbers at Pismo Grove have dropped significantly this year, according to the nonprofit Xerces Society’s ...

The Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near ... Society and the University of Nevada-Reno found that milkweed leaves, the main food source for the monarch caterpillar ...

Thogmartin and other researchers have evaluated more than 200 scenarios for restoring greater than 1.3 billion stems of ...

Here’s how to get started: Adding milkweed to your garden isn’t just an investment in beauty—it’s a way to support monarch butterflies and other pollinators. By planting at least five milkweed plants, ...