Monarch butterflies need their wings to fly to get food (nectar) and to escape predators. An injured monarch butterfly was taken to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown, Long Island, when it had lost ...

A wildlife rehabilitation center on Long Island, New York, performed a life-saving wing transplant on a monarch butterfly. The transplant went viral on social media and is providing some much-needed ...

If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...

Habitat loss, pesticides and disease have made those encounters increasingly rare. Local entomologists and residents are ...

Fall is in the air, and this year’s monarch “super generation” is on the move. The first sightings of monarch butterfly roosts have been reported, signaling that the annual fall migration is underway.

A daring surgical procedure has given a doomed monarch butterfly a new lease of life. The delicate operation was captured on film, and you can see it for yourself in this extraordinary Instagram post.