Monarch Butterfly Recent News & Events

By Naomi Schanen March 26, 2023 at 1:20 p.m. EDT The population of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico has dropped 22 percent from the previous year, the World Wildlife Fund said...

One general conservation strategy proposed to help monarch populations is to encourage the widespread planting and restoration of native milkweed populations to help compensate for lost habitat. However, several species...

Chris Amendt, founder of the nonprofit Native Monarchs, contacted Ojai Valley School about a donation of nearly 1,000 Milkweed plants to expand Milkweed gardens on both campuses, and help replace the...

Halloween marks the beginning of The Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) celebrations when the migrating eastern Monarch Butterflies arrive on the border between the Mexican states Michoacan and...

The back-and-forth conversation continues if Tropical Milkweed is bad for Monarchs and needs to be banned from nurseries or eradicated.  But these two entomologists from UC Davis say otherwise.

Originally Posted On FWS  -- With its iconic orange and black markings, the monarch butterfly is one of the most recognizable species in North America. Monarchs are particularly remarkable because...