In 2022, the WWF reported the eastern migratory monarch butterfly population has decreased by more than 80% over the last three decades. UGA research scientist Andy Davis said in an October ...

In 2022, the WWF reported the eastern migratory monarch butterfly population has decreased by more than 80% over the last ...

Milkweeds are essential for monarch butterflies because female monarch lay their eggs on milkweeds. Adult monarchs feed on wild cherry, lilac, Labrador tea, blazing star, red clover, dogbane ...

At the same time, the population of western monarch butterflies has also seen a decline. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation monitors this population and reported the lowest count ...

The latest Western Monarch Count recorded just 9,119 butterflies—a staggering 96% drop from last year’s 233,394. Adding to the urgency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing ...

The city of Mesa intends to become a haven for monarch butterflies after its mayor joined the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge. Mesa Mayor Mark Freeman joined over 600 mayors ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There is hope for monarch butterflies after the population nearly doubled in 2025, according to a news release from Commissioner Sid Miller’s office. Miller said a survey that ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A monarch butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. Nic Coury/AP Share My childhood growing up in ...

We'll be seeing more and more of them," said Marci Hawkins, conservation specialist for Monarch Watch Oklahoma ... buffet and then poisoning them." Butterflies lay their eggs exclusively ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species ...