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

Monarch butterflies return to California for the winter in November in Santa Cruz, California. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as a threatened ...

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 ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to the loss of habitat and the use of pesticides. Gardeners can counteract both of these problems. The orange milkweed is the ...

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 ...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. – On Thursday, invertebrate conservation group the Xerxes Society released the results of their 28th annual Western Monarch Butterfly Count and recorded the second lowest ...

Monarch butterfly numbers at ... with just over 9,000 butterflies counted. That’s the second-lowest overwintering population since tracking began in 1997. Randy Widera with the California State Parks ...

On Thursday, the Xerces Society released the results of its 28th annual Western Monarch Count, reporting the second lowest overwintering population ever recorded since tracking began in 1997. This ...

Milkweed isn’t just a showstopper in the garden; it plays a critical role in our ecosystem. Monarch butterflies, recently recommended for the threatened species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

The annual Western Monarch Count observed a peak population of 9,119 Monarch butterflies in California this winter, marking a sharp decline in the last few years. The count, administered by the ...

“This project represents hope for the Monarch butterfly and the ecosystems it helps sustain,” said Nathalie Brochu, Interim CEO of Butterfly Pavilion. “Restoring these vital habitats isn’t ...