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Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 5:52 am
Quote:Its official, the bumblebee has been added to the ever-growing list of endangered species along with the grizzly bear, the northern spotted owl, the gray wolf, and about 700 other animal species which are extinct. Once abundant in the grasslands and prairies of the East and Midwest, the rusty-patched bee has now been restricted to protections in the continental US as its population keeps dwindling at an alarming rate.
It has been estimated that as much as 95% only exists in isolated pockets in twelve states and the province of Ontario Canada.
"There are a few little spots where we know they are," James stranger, a research entomologist and bumble be ecologist told Forbes. "But only a really few spots."
Human encroachment led to the subsequent loss of their natural habitat which played a significant role in the bee's declining population. The classification will foster the conservation of tall grasses and protection of grasslands that the bee's and other pollinators naturally thrive.
http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2018/06/...ecies.html
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 6:13 am
(July 2, 2018 at 5:52 am)Kit Wrote: Quote:Its official, the bumblebee has been added to the ever-growing list of endangered species along with the grizzly bear, the northern spotted owl, the gray wolf, and about 700 other animal species which are extinct. Once abundant in the grasslands and prairies of the East and Midwest, the rusty-patched bee has now been restricted to protections in the continental US as its population keeps dwindling at an alarming rate.
It has been estimated that as much as 95% only exists in isolated pockets in twelve states and the province of Ontario Canada.
"There are a few little spots where we know they are," James stranger, a research entomologist and bumble be ecologist told Forbes. "But only a really few spots."
Human encroachment led to the subsequent loss of their natural habitat which played a significant role in the bee's declining population. The classification will foster the conservation of tall grasses and protection of grasslands that the bee's and other pollinators naturally thrive.
http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2018/06/...ecies.html
Quote:A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families.
Wikipedia || Bumblebee
It's a little misleading to say the bumblebee has been added to the endangered species list when it only concerns one specific species of bumblebee.
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 7:20 am
Iggy's buddy should consider himself lucky then.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 8:21 am
America's free society also should be on that endangered list.
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 9:16 am
What people don't understand is that we need bees to pollinate our plants. With out bees, many of the natural foods we eat will no longer be grown due to lack of pollination.
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 9:28 am
(July 2, 2018 at 9:16 am)Joods Wrote: What people don't understand is that we need bees to pollinate our plants. With out bees, many of the natural foods we eat will no longer be grown due to lack of pollination.
I saw a video about this, with the guy basically saying that bumble bees are an invasive species that we shouldn't be concerned about.
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 11:13 am
I'm highly allergic to flying, sting-y things and so I appreciate bees a lot. I try to stay out of their way.
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 11:37 am
(July 2, 2018 at 11:13 am)Joods Wrote: I'm highly allergic to flying, sting-y things and so I appreciate bees a lot. I try to stay out of their way.
Bees are stingy, good dudes, most on the defensive. What i hate is wasps. I hate those fucking helicopters
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 11:48 am
(July 2, 2018 at 11:37 am)LastPoet Wrote: (July 2, 2018 at 11:13 am)Joods Wrote: I'm highly allergic to flying, sting-y things and so I appreciate bees a lot. I try to stay out of their way.
Bees are stingy, good dudes, most on the defensive. What i hate is wasps. I hate those fucking helicopters
Another name for wasp is asshole. They are assholes.
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RE: Bumblebee officially added to endangered species list
July 2, 2018 at 11:49 am
We should plant more clover. The big yellow-and-black fuckers love clover.
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