Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday moved to add the monarch butterfly to its endangered species roster, citing decades of steep population decline of the striking black-and-orange insect.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly ... endangered species. A threatened listing allows for exceptions to those protections. In the monarch's case, the proposed listing ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly ... endangered species. A threatened listing allows for exceptions to those protections. In the monarch’s case, the proposed listing ...

The monarch butterfly population has declined in recent decades, leading to a proposed listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act ... the monarch's status. The main threat facing ...

Monarchs are typically found in areas with a high number of nectar sources. While domestic plants are used, native flowers are preferred. Monarchs in the caterpillar stage rely exclusively on milkweed ...

In December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed ... s most recent species status assessment. Miller criticized the Biden administration’s effort to label the monarch butterfly ...

A threatened listing allows for exceptions to those protections. In the monarch’s case, the proposed ... a review of the the butterfly’s status at the end of 2014, concluding six years later that ...