[Pollinator] The Xerces Society works to give butterflies a global voice

[Scott Hoffman Black]

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       *THE XERCES SOCIETY *

*WORKS TO GIVE BUTTERFLIES A GLOBAL VOICE*



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In 2011, a new door will open for the Xerces Society to spearhead efforts in
global butterfly conservation. The International Union for Conservation of
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executive director of the Xerces Society, as the group's chair. Scott will
work to bring together scientists and conservationists to facilitate
butterfly conservation projects worldwide.

In 1976 the IUCN first formed a butterfly group (then called the Lepidoptera
Specialist Group), with Robert Michael Pyle, founder of the Xerces Society,
as its first chair. In its early years, Xerces focused solely on protecting
butterflies. Although we have broadened our interests over the ensuing
decades and now work on behalf of a wide variety of invertebrates (beetles,
dragonflies, caddisflies, snails, to name just a few) butterflies have
remained at the core of the Society's work.

At an IUCN meeting in Cambridge, England, this fall, Scott discussed his
hopes that the Butterfly Specialist Group will prioritize work in countries
and regions traditionally underserved by butterfly conservation
organizations, so that meaningful progress can be made without duplicating
their efforts. We will initially develop a questionnaire to be sent to
butterfly researchers and conservationists worldwide to identify species or
regions in most need of help. Once this needs assessment is complete an
action plan will be developed to prioritize individual species status
assessments, surveys, and direct conservation action.

If you work on butterfly conservation and wish to be involved and kept
informed about activities of the IUCN Butterfly Specialist Group, please
email butterflysg at xerces.org.



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[image: Wings Fall 2010 cover]To mark our new IUCN partnership, the latest
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and an overview of a project to assess the status of butterflies worldwide.
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