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Xerces Society staff are respected as reliable sources of science-based advice at the forefront of invertebrate protection, and can provide information and perspective on all aspects of invertebrate conservation.

Our team includes nationally recognized experts on a range of issues, including insect declines, protecting endangered species, climate change impacts, pollinator conservation, pesticide risk, habitat creation, and wildlife gardening. We work to understand and protect insects and other invertebrates in all landscapes, from wildlands to backyards.

In each of the last three years, Xerces staff were quoted or our work was mentioned in thousands of media articles that reached over one billion people worldwide.

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Recent Press Releases

New tracking technology has revealed that monarchs that spend the winter in Florida are a more integral part of the eastern migratory population than previously known. Rather than being an isolated outpost for a distinct population of monarchs, Florida receives monarchs from the north each fall and produces monarchs that head north in April and May, changing what scientists know about one of the world’s most studied butterfly species.
The amount of overwintering habitat occupied by monarch butterflies in central Mexico increased 64% from last year, according to the annual census released today by World Wildlife Fund-Mexico and partners. The butterflies were found covering an area of 7.24 acres.
A new statewide program is seeking volunteers to help researchers track and conserve New Mexico’s bumble bees. The New Mexico Bumble Bee Atlas aims to document the locations and habitat needs of native bumble bees across the state.
The 29th annual Western Monarch Count revealed a historically low population for the second year in a row. Approximately 12,260 monarchs were recorded overwintering across 249 sites, the third-lowest tally since the count began in 1997.
El 29.º Conteo anual de mariposas monarca occidentales muestra una población históricamente baja por segundo año consecutivo