One of the biggest success stories of the Endangered Species Act is the bald eagle, which was on the brink of extinction due to pesticides and hunting in the 1970s. It was removed from the list in ...
Pesticides, habitat loss and climate change have taken their toll on the beloved insects. But the experts working with them ...
Every November, volunteers fan out along the California coast to count western monarch butterflies clustered in eucalyptus ...
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — An annual count of monarch butterflies conducted by the United States and Mexico as the insects migrate back and forth over the border finds habitat for the insects ...
Federal wildlife officials announced this week that monarch butterflies qualify to be protected as an endangered species. But, the iconic insect won’t be receiving that status under the Endangered ...
Migrating monarch butterfly populations have been on the decline for years. This year has been different, with a significant increase in the wintering population of eastern migrating monarchs in ...
One of California’s most iconic animals is in trouble. “Based on our very initial count, it’s looking like this year is either going to be the second- or third-lowest on record, unfortunately,” Scott ...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Two nonprofits sued the Trump administration Thursday to put pressure on officials regarding federal protections for monarch butterflies, a species that has seen rapid decline in ...
The monarch butterfly, perhaps the most recognizable butterfly in North America, is in trouble: since the mid-1990s, their population has declined 90 percent from its 20-year average, and their ...