Category: Monarch Butterflies

Canada May List Monarch Butterflies as ‘Endangered,’ Potentially Impacting Industry Activities

Canada’s federal government is considering changing the status of Monarch butterflies to “endangered,” a move that may limit human activities in their habitat. The environment ministry published a regulatory impact analysis on May 13, which includes feedback it got from regional governments, industry, and others. Some expressed concern that permits would be required to remove…


Saving the Monarch Butterfly—Jeff and Roxanne Stelle’s butterfly sanctuary

Monarch butterflies have a friend in Jeff and Roxanne Stelle of Springfield, Illinois, who have set up “butterfly gardens” throughout their back and front yards that will help the insects survive. A chief nursing officer at an Illinois hospital, Roxanne Stelle began last summer working in the garden when she returned home from long hours…