I really want to spread the word that we should not give up right now,” said Isis Howard, a conservation biologist with the Xerces Society.

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With springtime comes the yearly migration of Monarch butterflies, and if you want to ensure you spot these winged beauties, ...

Scientists from the University of Ottawa, Uppsala University, the Institut Botànic de Barcelona, and other institutions have tracked the migratory feats of the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui).

Just over 9,000 monarchs were counted in California last winter, the second lowest ever since the annual count began in 1997 ...

The findings challenge previous assumptions about butterfly migration and highlight the role of phenotypic plasticity.

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

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A broadly distributed migratory butterfly travels varying distances, influenced by environmental conditions rather than following genetically coded instructions, according to a study. The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific ...

Migration will be a key focus throughout Rubio’s trip, set against the backdrop of the dramatic confrontation between Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro last Sunday. Discussion about ...

In 2023, more than 16,000 butterflies were counted at one local grove. The most recent count was a tiny fraction of that.