The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City, rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change.
A study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that 22% of butterflies in the United States disappeared between 2000 and 2020.
Butterfly populations have dropped by 22% in the United States, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Science.
PISMO BEACH, Calif. (CN) — In a small tree grove at the south end of Pismo Beach on California's Central Coast, one visitor has arrived with a long telephoto lens while others take photos with their smartphones or simply stare up at the trees.
The monarch butterfly is one of many insects threatened by human-caused means, but Monarch Watch may have a solution.
Butterflies are vanishing nationwide due to habitat loss, climate change and use of insecticides, according to a new study, and on Long Island, one preservationist says she has taken the matter into her own hands.
Butterfly populations across the United States are declining, a trend reflected in the Western monarch butterfly population
These are the gorgeous monarch butterflies ... better were in the cooler areas.Climate change, habitat loss and insecticides tend to work together to weaken butterfly populations, Edwards and ...