Tag: pollinators
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Obama Mandates Precedent-Setting Task Force to Protect Honey Bees and Other Pollinators
The White House issued a Presidential Memorandum on pollinator health to the heads of federal agencies requiring action…
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Beauty Is Nature’s Tool for Survival (Prepare to Be Wowed)
Imagine that you had a film camera running for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for more than 32 years. Welcome to the world of…
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24 Percent of Europe’s Bumblebees Threatened With Extinction
Twenty four percent of European bumblebee species are threatened with extinction according to a recent study assessing the species group at the European level. The study examines all of the 68 bumblebee species that occur in Europe. It is part of the Status and Trends of European Pollinators (STEP) project and the European Red List…
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Vicious Cycle Links Loss of Pollinators to Diminishing Grasslands
The report lays the blame for this decline at the feet of intensifying agricultural activities on easy to cultivate land and the abandonment of cultivated grasslands, used for livestock grazing and growing hay …
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House Legislation Proposed to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
Capitol Hill is buzzing about a new bill that aims to provide long overdue protections for America’s imperiled pollinators. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) will be introducing …