Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The City of Goleta and our restoration partners are calling for volunteers to help us restore critical habitat at Ellwood Mesa ...

Every fall and winter, one of the most delicate, iconic, endangered visitors, the western Monarch butterfly, settles in the towering eucalyptus trees surrounding Moran Lake County Park. Dwindling ...

WILLMAR — In its third year of protecting and enhancing monarch butterfly habitat in county road right of ways, Kandiyohi County has been recognized for its efforts by the Association of Minnesota ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A popular aquatic creature is being introduced to the Butterfly House and Aquarium, according to a news release. threatened by pollution, invasive species, and disease, ...

The Butterfly House and Aquarium has begun caring for two new endangered salamanders. A male and female axolotl have joined the aquatic campus and will live with other ambassador animals that are part ...

ST. LOUIS – Looking for something to do this weekend? Have a kid with a curiosity about bugs? Join the Butterfly House for a festival all about fireflies and how communities can support their habitat.

Every year, millions of monarch butterflies venture across North America – though in far smaller clusters than decades ago. Monarch populations have plummeted due to habitat loss, pesticide use and ...

Conservationists say solutions to save the monarch butterfly population range from planting a single backyard milkweed to ...

ESCANABA, MI – This monarch butterfly hotspot could attract even more pollinators in the future. A long-term pollinator habitat restoration project is underway at Peninsula Point, the southern tip of ...

A draft habitat conservation plan has been released for what will be Alpine's first county park — unless a lawsuit filed against the county last month stops it in its tracks. The $43-million-dollar ...

A butterfly that went extinct decades ago after the destruction of its Bay Area habitat is now the driving force behind its restoration with the help of a close relative now fluttering in its terrain.