Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in ...

You can support butterflies by doing these things: garden with natives and nectar plants; offer host plants; don’t use ...

The Fender's blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction. The species, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered, according to a January 11 news ...

There’s a small crowd hovering over the seacliff buckwheat in a native plant garden outside of the Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes. They’re looking for the El Segundo Blue ...

“The most iconic place to see monarchs here in Santa Barbara County is the Goleta Butterfly Grove in Elwood Mesa,” Cusser said. “On a good year, you can see hundreds, even thousands, of these ...

Support monarchs with native plants like goldenrod and aster. These fall bloomers fuel their 3,000-mile migration to Mexico.

This is an updated version of a story first published on April 20, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. Earlier this year we reported on one of the most remarkable and mysterious migrations in ...

Volunteers plant hundreds of milkweed plants in hopes of supporting the dwindling Western monarch population in California.

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change ...

Monarch butterflies undertake a migration journey spanning 3,000 miles. That journey mirrors many migrants' experiences, ...

For immigrants, particularly those Latin America, the monarch butterfly has become a powerful symbol of hope for those who ...