Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday moved to add the monarch butterfly to its endangered species roster, citing decades of steep population decline of the striking black-and-orange insect. The U.S.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fish and Wildlife officials want to protect one of the most recognizable insects in the world: the monarch butterfly. The beautiful butterfly is in danger of becoming extinct, so ...

How five proposed Trump Administration changes threaten protections for struggling species in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The once-common orange-and-black butterflies have declined by 90% in recent decades, with the latest count showing the second smallest population on record, according to the Center for Biological ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are ...

A monarch butterfly rests on a fennel at the Monarch Butterfly Garden in Pismo Beach, California. (Photo by Joyce Cory, CC BY 2.0, via Courthouse News) (CN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are ...

Adult monarch butterflies are large with bright orange wings, white spots and black veins and boarder. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is recommending federal protections for the species as factors ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with NPR science correspondent Jonathan Lambert about the decision, as well as other conservation efforts the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing as 2024 winds down.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, citing loss of habitat to development, logging and use of herbicides. Since the ...

The Western monarch population has plunged more than 95% since the 1980s, and has a more than 99% chance of extinction by 2080. Western monarchs primarily spend winters along the California coast.