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Press & Media

Press & Media

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 Matthew Shepherd, (503) 232-6639 or [email protected]. 

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

Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas Project Aims to Engage Community Scientists in Tracking Bumble Bees

University of Nebraska–Lincoln partners with national nonprofit to launch statewide effort to conserve Nebraska’s pollinators.

Four Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to be the First Pollinators Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act

California Fish and Game Commission vote comes in the wake of United Nations report finding that one million species are at risk of global extinction.

Emergency Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Delaware Firefly

Ongoing construction at the Tower Shores development continues to destroy important habitat for the Bethany Beach firefly’s strongest remaining population.

Monarch Butterflies in Western North America in Jeopardy

Population of monarchs overwintering in California at lowest level ever recorded.

Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California’s Endangered Bumble Bees

Conservation and food safety groups filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission to list four species of native bumble bees—western bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee, Crotch’s bumble bee and the Suckley cuckoo bumble bee—as Endangered under California’s Endangered Species Act.

For General Media Inquiries

Contact Matthew Shepherd

Phone: (503) 232-6639

Email: [email protected]

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