New research shows climate change may push monarch butterflies farther south and make their long migration harder in the ...

In Lafayette, Peggy Giglio has turned her backyard into the front lines of her efforts to help prevent the monarch butterfly's migratory collapse — and she's recruiting volunteers to help at every ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...

While the iconic butterfly is recognized as at-risk in the United States, it isn't currently listed as endangered and therefore doesn't qualify for the protections offered to endangered species. While ...

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Certain crafty caterpillars have an unusual approach to ensuring they live long enough to become a butterfly: each convinces ...