Press Releases
March 23, 2026
February 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2026) — The alarming population numbers for the Western Migratory monarch butterfly, reported by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, emphasizes the need […]
December 10, 2024
February 5, 2024
The western monarch butterfly is in danger as the population struggles to recover.
June 23, 2023
Senator Jeff Merkely’s (D-Ore.) pollinator-friendly plant labeling bill will give consumers a reliable way to ensure they are helping butterflies and many other pollinators.
March 22, 2023
This year’s continued decline of the eastern monarch butterfly population demonstrates a dire and imminent need for investment in conservation initiatives including on-the-ground collaboration and long-sought legislation.
March 17, 2023
The Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act (Monarch Act) invests in the conservation and recovery of the threatened western migratory monarch and other native pollinators that are vital to healthy ecosystems, biodiversity and our nation’s food supply.
January 31, 2023
The Western population of the migratory monarch butterfly has seen a slight increase due to collaborative conservation efforts, but extreme weather events and the continued impacts of the climate crisis continue to threaten this iconic species.
July 21, 2022
The International Union of Conservation of Nature’s addition of the migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) to the Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM is further validation that this imperiled species is in desperate need of protection and recovery.