This extremely rare subspecies of butterfly lives in alkali wetlands in far northern Nevada. The skipper faces threats from declining groundwater levels due to agriculture use and a proposed ...

“Endangered species protections can help ensure this rare butterfly is still here for future generations.” Only about 1,000 of the butterflies were found in recent annual surveys, according to ...

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

A rare “explosion” of millions ... critically endangered Venezuelan frog The Butterfly Spring in Dali city of Yunnan was where tourists could view thousands of the newly emerged winged insects ...

RENO, Nev.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to grant Endangered Species Act protection to an extremely rare butterfly called the bleached ...