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 ...

With butterfly season starting at Ellwood Mesa, the city of Goleta, Ellwood Friends, and the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade are inviting area residents of all ages to help restore and protect the ...

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has plummeted by 80% to 95% since the 1990s, depending on the region and monitoring method. A major cause of the species’ decline is deforestation ...

Monarch Butterflies Arrive Along The California Coast this month, migrating from their summer homes in the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. Some 25 of their 260 wintering sites on the West Coast ...

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

A monarch butterfly enjoys the flowers at the Tom Ridge and Julian Wetlands in this file photo. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com Cooler temperatures and shorter days; goldenrods and asters blooming by ...

Monarch butterflies are in decline largely because of habitat degradation, including in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in the forested mountains of Central Mexico. Researchers looked at ...