For the first time in California, citizen scientists can join the effort to track monarch butterflies thanks to Blu+, a new ...

Van der Heide got her start at Cal Poly, tagging monarchs by numbering their wings in Sharpie and trying to find them later ...

Last season, 60 Minutes witnessed the migration of monarch butterflies. Scientists are now using tiny, solar-powered radio ...

The tags weigh just 60 milligrams — about three grains of rice. Researchers have tagged more than 400 monarchs this year and ...

By Claudia Steiner The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has plummeted by 80% to 95% since the 1990s, depending ...

Wearing dark sunglasses, long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat, Florida retiree Linda Cooper came prepared to gaze at butterflies in 90-degree weather Thursday ...

Protecting Monarchs - Texas makes progress with steps to keep Monarch butterflies from being killed by cars during migration ...

In Oklahoma, by late November, native butterflies have entered overwintering stage. Curled up under a hay bale, hanging onto ...

• Seventeen Wisconsin lawmakers and former state treasurer Jack Voight support legislation to make the monarch butterfly the state's official butterfly • Monarch butterfly populations have plummeted ...

The monarch butterfly is Illinois' state insect and has held that distinction for 50 years — having been suggested for the honor by third grade classes in Decatur in 1975. But the butterfly is also in ...

The monarch butterfly is on the endangered species list and the importance of that goes beyond just preserving the insect. To those who study and advocate for the protection of the monarch butterfly, ...

If you've always wanted to curate your own monarch butterfly garden but have been unsure of where to start or how to snag supplies without breaking the bank, we've got some good news for you. You ...