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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – The monarch butterfly is a major component of Michigan’s second-largest industry, agriculture. Now, lawmakers want to recognize that role by making it our official state insect ...

Jerry Pugh had a rare experience this year: He saw a monarch butterfly in the wild. Though the Boise Parks and Recreation volunteer coordinator works to conserve the endangered butterfly, sightings ...

The monarch butterfly, chosen in 1975 to be Illinois' State Insect, fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because ...

Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some ...

The monarch butterfly, state insect of Texas, has been rapidly declining in number over the last 20 years, going down by 95% according to some estimates. Every spring and fall, millions of monarch ...

Linda Auld has a thing for bugs. The self-proclaimed "Bug Lady" has spent more than 35 years learning everything she can about insects. That interest has developed into a passion for butterflies -- ...

The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. The native ...

Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast Michigan, migration watchers say.