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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.

We’re happy to give media interviews. Please direct all inquiries to Deborah Seiler, (503) 232-6639 or communications@xerces.org

For general information about our work, please see our blog, publications, and other information on our website. Follow us on social media for the latest updates, as well.


Recent Press Releases

A new study by the Xerces Society and University of Nevada-Reno has found that backyard mosquito sprays can cause insecticide contamination at levels high enough to kill pollinators, and that these sprays easily travel into neighboring yards.
Scientists from the Xerces Society and Point Blue are now tracking the movements of imperiled monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz with the help of new ultralight radio tags.
Using ultralight transmitters created by Cellular Tracking Technologies, Xerces has joined a collaboration of over 20 research and conservation organizations across four countries to successfully track individual monarchs over thousands of miles.
A federal judge in Oregon has confirmed the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s legal duty to consider preventative measures — rather than a “spray first, ask questions later” approach — in its program allowing insecticide spraying to kill native grasshoppers and crickets on millions of acres in 17 western states.
In late January 2024, hundreds of monarchs were found dead or dying on a private property near the trees of Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary. A new study links the deaths to pesticide contamination.