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Experts raise concerns as once-plentiful bee species teeters on brink of collapse: 'Due to a number of interacting stressors'
One North American bumblebee species is on the brink, with its population and range decreasing dramatically in recent years. The rusty patched bumblebee ... became the first bee species to ...
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Minnesota’s Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee
home to one of the largest populations of the bee in Minnesota. The rusty patched bumblebee, which is Minnesota’s state bee, has declined by 87% in the past 20 years, and is estimated to be present in ...
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American Bumblebee Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Only two bumblebees — the rusty patched and Franklin’s ... a rapid and severe decline. Over the past 20 years, it has disappeared or become very rare in 16 states; overall, observations of the bee ...