Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monarch butterfly on a person's finger - Matt Champlin/Getty Images Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have long captivated ...

A daring surgical procedure has given a doomed monarch butterfly a new lease of life. The delicate operation was captured on ...

Shelley Ramey raises monarch butterflies in her backyard to help boost their dwindling population. Monarch butterflies face threats from habitat loss and climate change, making conservation efforts ...

On a warm summer morning, you’re sitting in your yard enjoying a slow moment, when a flash of color catches your eye. Bright orange and black wings dance through the air before alighting on a purple ...

Learn facts about the monarch butterfly, including how how to tell male and female monarchs apart and if monarchs are poisonous.

Shelley Ramey shares her passion for saving Monarch butterflies, one egg at a time Lake Township nature lover Shelley Ramey has spent the last five years protecting and releasing Monarch butterflies.

Every year, millions of Methuselah or super generation monarchs overwinter in the oyamel fir forests of Central Mexico after a 3,000-mile journey from Canada. Then in spring, they start the whole ...