Status of Pollinators in North America
New report by the National Academy of Sciences,
sponsored by the USDA-ARS and the USGS

On October 18, 2006, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released their report on the Status of Pollinators in North America. The report addresses pollinator declines, their causes and consequences, and makes recommendations on conservation or restoration steps that can be taken to slow or reverse decline. Two summaries are provided by the NAS:

The Xerces Society has been working on the ground for the past seven years to aid in the conservation and restoration of habitat for pollinators. The NAS report highlights two of our publications as sources of information for taking action:

The NAS report also includes the Xerces Society Red List of Pollinator Insects as Appendix H. To see detailed species reports, follow the Red List link above.

If you would like more information on our conservation efforts, please browse our pollinator pages. If you would like to take action to benefit pollinators, please download our free fact sheets and habitat guidelines, or learn more about endangered pollinators.

Please note that the work of the NAS on this report has been sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service and the U.S. Geological Survey.


The endangered El Segundo Blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni)
Click on the photo for more information on endangered pollinators.
Photo by Larry Orsak