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The findings challenge previous assumptions about butterfly migration and highlight the role of phenotypic plasticity.

This year the organization counted 9,119 monarchs, the second-lowest total since tracking began in 1997. The organization has ...

Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish ...

Milo, a lovable golden retriever, has found the most unexpected and adorable companionship in his backyard garden. While most ...

A fund set up by STRI staff scientist Annette Aiello intends to provide long-term funding for the preservation and management ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

The monarch butterfly population spending the winter in the western United States has declined to its second-lowest level in nearly three decades.

Overwintering populations of monarch butterflies in California have reached a near all-time low since records began, conservationists announced on Thursday. The ...

Explore the worrying decline of Monarch butterflies in Texas and the implications for pollination and food production. Learn why preserving these butterflies is vital for a sustainable ecosystem.

The number of monarch butterflies spending winter in the western U.S. dropped dramatically this year, despite moves to extend ...

We know small populations are especially vulnerable to environmental fluctuations, and we think that’s what happened this ...