If a new proposal is adopted, the insects would become the most commonly seen species to be the subject of federal protection ...

A judge has ordered federal wildlife officials to decide by Jan. 20 whether Yellowstone-area grizzly bears should be delisted from the Endangered Species Act.

It’s a big day for insects. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that it is proposing the monarch butterfly ...

The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study by Penn State ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to protect the iconic insect under the federal Endangered Species Act.

U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations ...

After rapid population decline in recent decades, the monarch butterfly could soon have federal protections under the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species on December 10, citing a ...

Environmentalists say monarch populations are shrinking because of warmer temperatures from brought on by climate change, ...

The US is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly – a once-common species that has faced a dramatic ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for the monarch butterfly and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The wildlife service is seeking public ...