PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - “Captive rearing” is not ideal, but it can be transformative. When an endangered species gets to the point of needing this kind of help, wildlife experts consider it a last ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After five weeks of raising caterpillars into butterflies, PS 23 fifth-grade students watched the winged insects fly into the sky and onto wildflowers during a release at ...

Five blocks of Sheridan Road in Zion going north to Shiloh Boulevard were lined with zinnias last weekend before a right turn to the Zion Park District Bandshell, where scores of locally raised ...

We’re killing butterflies by changing their homes, Rick Mikula warned. “The more asphalt we lay, the fewer butterflies we see. The more wildflowers we replace with hybrids and ornamentals, the fewer ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay raise monarch caterpillars to help the butterflies.

The monarch butterfly has long faced threats that have led to dwindling populations. However, a new study aimed at pinpointing one of the "whys" behind this issue suggested that warmer temperatures ...

This summer I have been learning more about the wonders of metamorphosis. In early April, I found a caterpillar on a butterfly bush. The caterpillar pupated to become a Chalcedon Checkerspot butterfly ...