For generations, Oregonians have looked to the skies to witness one of nature’s most spectacular journeys: the migration of the monarch butterfly. But this iconic species is in crisis. Since the ...

Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western states each spring to drink flower nectar, pollinate plants and lay their eggs after wintering in forests in coastal ...

The rural town of Elkton has developed a statewide reputation as a butterfly paradise. The city in Douglas County, midway between Roseburg and Reedsport along the Umpqua River, numbers only 180 ...

To some people, seeing a monarch butterfly has meaning. These orange and black fliers can be a symbol of strength, change and ...

Washington, D.C. (KPTV) - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced a bill on Friday aimed at preventing the Western Monarch butterfly and other ...

Monarch butterflies could potentially be listed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ list of threatened species. Officials will open a 90-day public comment period that could help determine whether ...

The monarch butterfly is iconic in North America — but in Montana, it is a rare sight. That's why when Kathy Ross discovered monarchs breeding in her Bigfork garden last summer, she knew it ...

A total of 160 monarchs across Mexico’s six butterfly sanctuaries have been tagged with new transmitters that will provide ...

Learn facts about the monarch butterfly, including how how to tell male and female monarchs apart and if monarchs are ...

Monarch butterflies that migrate to Mexico each year covet forests in Estado de México and Michoacán. So often do cartels.

New research shows climate change may push monarch butterflies farther south and make their long migration harder in the ...