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 rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is a federally endangered species that hasn’t been seen in Georgia in over 30 years. Sarina Jepsen / Xerces Society Bumble bee populations are in ...

Xerces Society. Latest News Butterflies: Magnificent Victims of Intense Climate Change March 31, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on Butterflies: Magnificent Victims of Intense Climate Change.

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. Live News ...

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 survey, conducted by the Xerces Society on Jan. 30, recorded the second-lowest overwintering population since the count began in 1997, deepening fears for the species’ survival.

But this winter, volunteers from the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental group, tallied just 9,119 western monarchs — a dramatic 95% plunge and the second-lowest recording since the count ...

The Western Monarch Count saw a peak population of 9,119 butterflies this winter, according to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. The number marks a major decline from 2021, 2022 ...

On Thursday, the Xerces Society released the results of its 28th annual Western Monarch Count, reporting the second lowest overwintering population ever recorded since tracking began in 1997. This ...