Monarchs

The North American Friendship Garden at Confluence Park opened Thursday following a ribbon-cutting attended by local government leaders and the Counsels General of Canada and Mexico.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said other species are "higher priority" for listing as threatened or endangered.

Mexican officials calculated an increase in the monarch butterfly population early this year but overall, the population has declined by 90% since the…

Monarch butterflies are vanishing from America’s backyards at an alarming rate. This could have devastating consequences for the ecosystem as well as the…