The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

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

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

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

The federal government has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, a step ...

One of the most iconic insects on Earth and annual visitors to the Central Coast region, the Western Monarch Butterfly, may ...

After a decade of advocacy, the species could now qualify for federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.

The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly -- a once-common species recognizable by ...