Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday proposed protecting the striking long-distance migrators under the Endangered Species Act after dramatic population drops.

Proposed Protections Under the Endangered Species Act The proposal by federal wildlife officials represents a critical step forward in protecting these butterflies.

Federal wildlife authorities announced a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants public feedback on a plan to list the migratory ...

On December 12, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Endangered and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to list monarch butterflies as threatened, with species-specific protections under 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 for threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act, a big ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species ...

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. If approved next year, the monarch would become one of ...

The monarch butterfly population continues to shrink due to factors such as climate change. People working to help the species say proposed federal protections could boost existing efforts.

Previously, in our Monarch butterfly articles, we mentioned that the final decision to list Monarchs as an endangered species would be made in December 2024. And on Dec. 10, the U. S. Fish and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the monarch butterfly as threatened after an estimated 80% decline in its migratory population. With this listing, monarchs could be given ...

A monarch butterfly rests on a fennel at the Monarch Butterfly Garden in Pismo Beach, California. (Photo by Joyce Cory, CC BY 2.0, via Courthouse News) (CN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on ...