Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday moved to add the monarch butterfly to its endangered species roster, citing decades of steep population decline of the striking black-and-orange insect.

In response, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is taking a step toward protecting monarchs: The agency proposed ...

transport or kill an endangered species. A threatened listing allows for exceptions to those protections. In the monarch’s case, the proposed listing would generally prohibit anyone from killing ...

Monarchs are typically found in areas with a high number of nectar sources. While domestic plants are used, native flowers are preferred. Monarchs in the caterpillar stage rely exclusively on milkweed ...

Revering walleye, pheasants, or bucks is about as Midwestern as loving summertime baseball, hot dogs and mom. In an honest ...

Monarch butterflies are a "canary in the coal mine." They are an indicator of things to come if we don't protect the delicate species.