The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to list monarch butterflies as threatened, with species-specific protections under the Endangered Species Act.

They will evaluate these comments and other information to determine a final recommendation for listing the Monarch as a threatened species. So, what does this mean and what is important to consider?

Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday proposed protecting the striking long-distance migrators under the Endangered Species Act after dramatic population drops.

The natural phenomenon of the iconic monarch butterflies migrating south for the winter is a fascinating one - and it's one that's under threat.

Longtime monarch conservationist Lauri Juday, of Walloon Lake, said she was thrilled to hear federal scientists proposed her beloved species for protections.

Proposed Protections Under the Endangered Species Act The proposal by federal wildlife officials represents a critical step forward in protecting these butterflies. If approved, it would designate ...

It’s a big day for insects. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that it is proposing the monarch butterfly for threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act, a big ...

The monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the species say proposed federal protections could boost existing efforts.

ASGA's vice president of science and innovation told sugarbeet growers the potential listing of monarch butterflies as threatened could be difficult for those who planted milkweed for them.

A threatened listing allows for exceptions to those protections. In the monarch's case, the proposed listing would generally prohibit anyone from killing or transporting the butterfly.

In 2014, multiple advocacy groups petitioned the agency to protect monarch butterflies under the act, but the process didn’t move forward until 2020 when the species received a designation of ...