Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast Michigan, migration watchers say.

Monarch butterflies left Mexico weeks ago on their annual northward migration. Now, the colorful insects are nearing Michigan as temperatures continue to warm. "Monarchs have made their way north, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Tuesday adding the iconic monarch butterfly to its list of federally endangered species. Public comments will be accepted through mid-March on the proposal ...

In a turn of events, the eastern monarch butterfly population — which was put on the list of endangered species just a few years ago — nearly doubled this year, according to a March report from the ...

U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision in December to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the ...

The film explores the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly, detailing its remarkable migration journey of up to 6,000 kilometers from Canada to Mexico. It explains the butterfly's anatomy, including ...

An injured monarch butterfly was given a second chance at life after undergoing a delicate wing transplant at a Long Island wildlife rehabilitation center. Since the Sweetbriar Nature Center shared ...

Before National Geographic published its famous August 1976 cover story detailing the search for the monarch butterfly’s wintering grounds, nobody knew where these strikingly beautiful creatures ...

NORFOLK — A few weeks ago at The Hague School, environmental biology and chemistry teacher Karen Spencer, along with a crew of parents, planted beds of milkweed, which is the sole host plant for ...

The rural town of Elkton has developed a statewide reputation as a butterfly paradise. The city in Douglas County, midway between Roseburg and Reedsport along the Umpqua River, numbers only 180 ...

Monarch butterflies are migrating north and have been spotted in states near Michigan. Although their wintering population doubled this year, monarchs have experienced a significant overall decline ...