U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is debating how to protect the monarch butterfly, but local Houstonians can help too.

The monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations have watched in wonder as yellow-and-black striped caterpillars fold into green-and-gold chrysalises and ...

The official state insect of Texas is in trouble. The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline. Volunteers ...

The monarch’s fascinating lifestyle is studied by children of all ages. Its metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly ... The glossy dark green foliage makes a beautiful screen or background ...

EPA must better assess the dangers of pesticides, especially in monarch breeding habitats in state’s Central Valley.

Gardeners can also plant milkweed, the main food source for monarch caterpillars. “It’s really an all-hands-on-deck effort that’s required right now,” Vaughan said. “We really need to ...

People could still remove milkweed – the food source for monarch caterpillars and where monarchs lay eggs – from gardens or fields, as long as it does not convert native or naturalized ...