Researchers identified over 100 species that have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last two decades: "This is a wake-up ...

Butterflies are declining rapidly across the contiguous United States, including in Massachusetts. Research published in the ...

Butterflies are disappearing. Not just the rare and vulnerable ones but virtually all of them. And now, scientists have the ...

"For those who were not already aware of insect declines, this should be a wake-up call" said Collin Edwards, the lead author ...

In Grames' Conservation Biology class, students are currently working on IUCN assessments for western skippers, including one ...

Butterfly curator Dr Blanca Huertas explains the secrets behind ... There are nearly 4,000 different species of skipper, found everywhere in the world except Antarctica. Researchers have recently ...

RENO, Nev.— Responding to a Center for Biological Diversity petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed Endangered Species Act protection for the bleached sandhill skipper. This ...

A 1-inch butterfly that can only be found beside hot ... The bleached sandhill skipper’s largest population is found at the Baltazor Hot Spring — a spring that’s located next to what is ...

A third of species saw serious decline, with some, like Julia's Skipper, losing more than 90% of their populations. However, the researchers say butterflies may be able to recover if urgent ...

CABI has led a team of scientists who have used DNA barcodes to narrow down the possible sources of introductions of an invasive banana skipper ...