By Graeme Massie
On the left is: Rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis), (an endangered species native to North America.
The American bumblebee (click here) population has plummeted by almost 90 per cent and is edging its way towards Endangered Species Act protection, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The agency says that adding the insect to the ESA “may be warranted” and will now carry out a one year review.
In the past two decades bumblebee numbers have dropped 89 per cent in the US and they have completely disappeared from eight states....
The American bumblebee (click here) population has plummeted by almost 90 per cent and is edging its way towards Endangered Species Act protection, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The agency says that adding the insect to the ESA “may be warranted” and will now carry out a one year review.
In the past two decades bumblebee numbers have dropped 89 per cent in the US and they have completely disappeared from eight states....
