All across the Midwest and Eastern United States, people have been planting native milkweed and plants with nectar like asters and goldenrod to help support the monarch butterfly’s magical migration ...
There's nothing quite like seeing a monarch butterfly spread its wings and glide through the air. It can certainly provide a sense of calm to life's everyday stressors. But the monarchs' numbers have ...
Things were all a-flutter Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens as they celebrated the annual Butterfly Release. Over a thousand participants took part in the event by purchasing a ...
If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...
With a deft move of his net, 12-year-old Bear Graf, of Middle Island, captured an energetic male monarch butterfly, distinguishable by the two dark marks on his hind wings. He delivered him to the ...
Every year, the World Wildlife Fund Mexico partners with other conservation groups and local citizens to conduct a count of eastern monarch butterflies in their winter home, the Monarch Butterfly ...