AILSA CHANG, HOST: Some butterfly species are disappearing due to pesticides and loss of habitat. One native Florida butterfly that was thought to be gone forever is making a surprising comeback.

Some butterflies are disappearing — falling to factors like pesticide use and loss of habitat. A native butterfly is making a surprising comeback in Florida, where it was thought to be wiped out.

And because of that, this butterfly, by the 1920s, was pretty much extinct,” Hecker said, referring to the Florida population of Atalas, which are also native to the Cuba and the Bahamas. How ...

On June 5, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

As the coontie palm becomes more popular in Florida, the rare Atala butterfly species – which was once believed to be extinct – is growing again in the Sunshine State.

A Washington man used a net to catch butterflies at a park in Key Largo, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on Monday.

Without them, the butterflies that stop to breed in Florida will never complete their journey, and the monarchs who stay won’t have the resources to fill the skies with their young.

When planting vines and flowers to attract butterflies to your yard, opt for native Florida plants; non-native species can do more harm than good ...

Southwest Florida offers a variety of locations to view butterflies in a natural habitat. The Tom Allen Butterfly House has free guided tours available three days a week.

Florida roadsides can support endangered monarch butterflies, other pollinators | Opinion Roadside land nationwide is readily available for pollinator plants ...

One of the rarest butterflies in the country, the Schaus’ Swallowtail Butterfly, is benefitting from an event many people dread. A new study from the Florida Museum of Natural History shows hurricanes ...