If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...

Pacific Grove is known as ‘Butterfly Town USA’ for its role as an overwintering spot. As the insect’s population plummets, residents are coming to its rescue ...

The Minnesota Zoo, John Ball Zoo in Michigan and Assiniboine Park Conservancy in Canada have received the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' 2025 North American Conservation Award for their ...

The monarch butterfly is on the endangered species list and the importance of that goes beyond just preserving the insect. To those who study and advocate for the protection of the monarch butterfly, ...

Researchers are on the move to save a butterfly that’s on the brink of extinction. Scientists here in Albuquerque are ...

TWIN LAKE, MI — A tiny, rare butterfly has become “the mascot” for ecological efforts in West Michigan. The silvery-winged Karner blue butterfly flitted among native spotted bee balm and butterfly ...

The Iowa skipper butterfly, once prevalent in prairies across the middle of the U.S., is now at risk of extinction — according to the Center for Food Safety, which has petitioned federal agencies to ...

In a prairie full of wildflowers, Erica Henry got down on all fours, then ducked under a low mesh tent, one of 10 homemade enclosures dotting the open space of Scatter Creek Wildlife Area south of ...