The butterfly's historic range in Indiana has dwindled to just one unique wetland called a fen, which will now be protected.

It’s hard to imagine a more vigorous advocate for the endangered monarch butterfly than Rick Mikula. Known around Hazleton as ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation’s most beloved species — the monarch butterfly ... of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to add the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) to the nation's list of ...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as threatened due to habitat loss, insecticides ...