Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations of schoolchildren have reared monarchs in classrooms, watching in wonder as striped caterpillars ...

Monarch butterflies are important culturally and ecologically across North America. Generations of schoolchildren have reared monarchs in classrooms, watching in wonder as striped caterpillars ...

Once their butterfly has emerged, the students will release them for their migration to Mexico. In the spring, the teachers will host Monarch Day and parents will get to learn about how to create ...

Colony estimates at central Mexico overwintering sites indicate that monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations have declined over the past two decades. Among the leading causes of this ...

Also, Lichterman Nature Center Backyard Wildlife Curator Mary Schmidt discusses monarch butterfly migration and demonstrates how to tag butterflies. - Hi, thanks for joining us for The Family Plot ...

In some regions, the monarch butterfly is known by another nickname, the wanderer, which seems fitting, I think, for this ...

Peter: Monarch butterflies are actually the only butterfly that migrates both north and south. In the west they move up and down the Pacific coast or go to Colorado and over-winter in California.

Scientists are tracking an alarming drop in the monarch butterfly population and it can impact everyone. According to researchers, the monarch population in Mexico this winter was the smallest it ...

Monarch butterflies make one of the largest insect migrations in the world, flying around 2,500 miles from the US and Canada to Mexico. During their migration they provide an essential pollination ...

What makes for a successful insect migration? For a monarch butterfly, the more white spots you have, the better your chances, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of Georgia ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Brett Amy Thelen was supposed to be out in the field, butterfly net in hand ... s also information on how to tag a monarch and tagging kits for people who’d like to participate ...