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 ...

In Western New York there are butterfly gardens, butterfly releases, and butterfly conservation efforts. In Niagara Falls, Ontario, there’s an acclaimed Butterfly Conservatory. People love butterflies ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...