Fall is a migration period for some wildlife. We are approaching the last half of September and some species are packing their bags to winter farther south. I have noticed several monarchs this week ...

Our neighbor Mary has a small patch of milkweed behind her potting shed. It’s shaded by a young sassafras tree, and some Japanese stilt grass is pushing its way in as well.

This is an updated version of a story first published on April 20, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. Earlier this year we reported on one of the most remarkable and mysterious migrations in ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The KARE 11 caterpillar is one step closer to becoming a beautiful monarch butterfly. On Saturday KARE 11 meteorologists Laura Betker and Jeff Edmonson noticed Friday that the ...

SAN ANTONIO — If you've lived in Texas for a while, you know the end of September brings to spectacular migration of the monarch butterfly. Monarch butterflies in the wild can cannot survive a cold ...

Kaylee Timm's yard is West Allis is a monarch waystation and certified hummingbird, firefly and wildlife habitat.

Marvelous Monarchs: The butterflies are free - all you need is patience and milkweed George Carlin once observed that "the caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity." Not ...

The once-common orange-and-black butterflies have declined by 90% in recent decades, with the latest count showing the second smallest population on record, according to the Center for Biological ...

Monarch butterflies in Northern California are adapting to a changing climate by embracing an unexpected strategy: breeding in the winter. The shift could be key to the survival of the iconic insect, ...

Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete ...