The agency’s Species Status Assessment from December found the probability of extinction for eastern monarch butterflies by 2080 ranges from 56% to 74%, with western monarch butterflies above 95% ...

Thousands of monarch butterflies are making their annual arrival in Minnesota — one of the final destinations on the insects’ migration from Mexico. Fewer of the beloved butterflies are ...

Beloved Minnesota visitors, monarch butterflies could join the list of threatened species. Even as monarch numbers plummet nationwide and the fate of federal protections remains unclear ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The comment ...

Are monarch butterflies an endangered species in ... in 2024 monarchs were listed as threatened and in need of protection. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is reconsidering the monarch's status.

Senior gardeners work to nurture butterflies in Schaumburg, Illinois 03:00. The monarch butterfly is Illinois' state insect and has held that distinction for 50 years — having been suggested for ...

Monarch butterflies left Mexico weeks ago on their annual northward migration. Now, the colorful insects are nearing Michigan as temperatures continue to warm. "Monarchs have made their way north ...

The monarch is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration, like birds – but with key differences, according to the U.S. Forest Service.Monarchs fly as far as 3,000 miles to reach their ...

News; Monarch tracker: They’re here! Map shows where migrating butterflies have been spotted in Michigan Published: ; May. 07, 2025, 1:41 p.m.