Loopy five firefly moves toward federal review
After a Xerces petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that this rare firefly warrants consideration for Endangered Species Act protection.
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POLLINATORS, BUTTERFLIES & INVERTEBRATES
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Protects the natural world through conservation of invertebrates and their habitats, with major programs focused on pollinators, endangered species, and reducing pesticide impacts.
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What their work protects or supports
Pollinator and habitat conservation
Endangered invertebrate protection
Reducing pesticide use and impacts
WHY IT CONNECTS TO AURA RENÉ
Tiny lives, enormous importance
Butterflies, bees, dragonflies, and other small creatures appear throughout Aura René. Xerces connects those motifs to the real pollinators and invertebrates that keep ecosystems functioning.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026
What they’re doing now
Tracking changes what we know about Florida monarchs
New tracking work suggests Florida monarchs are more connected to the eastern migratory population than previously understood.
Explore the finding ↗Eastern monarch winter habitat rises 64%
The annual census showed a 64% increase in occupied overwintering habitat from the prior year, while Xerces cautions that numbers remain below historic levels.
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