Firefly populations are dwindling across North America. Discover what's being done and how you can help save these magical ...

The Bee City USA program is run through the Xerces Society and seeks to promote the conservation of pollinating species. Provo recently became the first city in Utah to become a member of the ...

The Xerces Society is looking for volunteers for this year’s Bumble Bee Atlas field season to track declining populations of bumble bees.

March 31, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on Butterflies: Magnificent Victims of Intense Climate Change NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 31, 2025 (ENS) – Climate change is altering butterfly habitats ...

Blue butterflies return to San Francisco Presidio, 80 years after Xerces species extinction The California Academy of Sciences used genetic testing to identify a blue butterfly species similar to ...

Through careful planning and collaboration with the Presidio Trust and the Xerces Society, scientists restored lost habitat and reintroduced blue butterflies to the area.

According to the Xerces Society, scientists attribute the decline of western monarch butterflies to factors such as widespread pesticide use and the loss of both breeding and overwintering habitats.

According to the Xerces Society, scientists attribute the decline of western monarch butterflies to factors such as widespread pesticide use and the loss of both breeding and overwintering habitats.

The 28th annual Western Monarch Count reported just 9,119 butterflies, the second lowest overwintering population recorded since tracking began in 1997, according to the Xerces Society for ...

The Western Monarch Count saw a peak population of 9,119 butterflies this winter, according to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Testing by the Xerces Society and the University of Nevada-Reno found that milkweed leaves, the main food source for the monarch caterpillar, were contaminated by 64 pesticides.

This would help protect the butterfly’s overwintering habitats and potentially incentivize habitat restoration, according to Xerces Society.