In an early celebration of World Wildlife Day, about 70 people turned out at Newport Beach Civic Park Saturday to take part ...

The Monarch Butterfly Art Show opened on February 1, 2026, at Treats Ice Cream Shop in Nevada City. Seventeen local artists contributed paintings, drawings, collages, and sculptures inspired by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Western monarch populations hit the third-lowest count since 1997, with just 12,260 recorded along California’s ...

SAN ANTONIO — A massive new public art installation inspired by the monarch butterfly is now complete at the base of downtown’s newest luxury hotel, The Monarch San Antonio. La Mariposa, a $2 million, ...

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals.

Scientists are putting backpacks on butterflies at Ellwood Mesa. These “backpacks” are brand new, solar-powered radio tags that weigh about as much as a few grains of rice. For the first time ever, ...

Monarch butterflies from the western United States have arrived in Santa Cruz and other parts of the California Coast, clumping in the thousands on branches of Monterey pine, coastal redwoods and ...

MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — Wearing dark sunglasses, long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat, Florida retiree Linda Cooper came prepared to gaze at butterflies in 90-degree weather Thursday at the ...

Only 20 butterflies were counted for the 2025 pre-season monarch butterfly count, according to Charis van der Heide, senior biologist and monarch butterfly specialist with Althouse and Meade Inc.

Monarch butterflies migrate to California each fall to escape cold weather and cluster in coastal groves from October to February. Key viewing spots include Natural Bridges in Santa Cruz, Pismo State ...

The monarch butterfly, Texas' official state insect, is in the middle of its 2,200 mile migration from Canada to Mexico — and you may be just in time to witness the remarkable journey. When is peak ...

The flapping wings of millions of monarch butterflies at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico, create a fluttering sound that Alfonso Alonso describes as “magical.” The ...