butterfly count

An open letter from a researcher reveals that Floridians could be inadvertently contributing to the spread of a life-threatening parasite among monarch butterflies.

The population of monarch butterflies that migrated south to Mexico to hibernate fell 26% in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to a new report.

New research shows the number of butterflies and caterpillars in North Florida has been declining substantially over the last decade or so.

At Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, the landscape is quintessential Florida. There's the marsh area with towering cypress trees and there's the wet...