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

Monarch butterflies that hatch in the spring and early summer live fast and die young at only two to six weeks. But those that emerge in late summer can survive six to nine months. That’s long enough ...

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 monarch butterfly is iconic in North America — but in Montana, it is a rare sight. That’s why when landscaper Kathy Ross ...

Find out how climate change triggered the monarchs’ decline, the cons of raising them from caterpillars, and what you can do to help them. Modern Gardener is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

For years, home gardeners have been told to do one thing to save monarch butterflies: plant milkweed, the only plant monarch caterpillars eat. And for years, that’s what Linda Barber Auld, known as ...

The monarch butterfly, perhaps the most recognizable butterfly in North America, is in trouble: since the mid-1990s, their population has declined 90 percent from its 20-year average, and their ...