A new genetic study reveals secrets about the creature, which may help researchers make decisions to conserve the species Anne Readel A rusty patched bumblebee, the first bumblebee species to be ...

A team of researchers has uncovered alarming trends in the first range-wide genetic study of an endangered bee species. The study, led by Colorado State University and published in the Journal of ...

Bumblebee experts in England are celebrating a rise in the population of one of the country's rarest bumblebees. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has recorded sightings of the shrill carder bee for at ...

As numbers of these key pollinators decline, conservationists are eyeing new federal protections for one vulnerable species By Alex Fox Photograph by Clay Bolt Bumblebees’ round, hairy bodies are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North America could count on spotting one of the continent’s most common ...

Bumblebee numbers in Great Britain declined by almost a quarter in 2024 compared with the 2010-23 average, making it the worst year for the genus Bombus since records began, according to the latest ...

A historic estate is being transformed into a sanctuary for some of the UK’s most threatened bumblebees. Tredegar House in Newport is part of a new project by National Trust Cymru and the Bumblebee ...

A RARE critically endangered bumblebee has been given a 'lifeline' thanks to a team of volunteers. Employees from Leonardo in Yeovil, the Home of British Helicopters, visited Ham Hill this month to ...

Mason Lee, senior project coordinator of the Biodiversity Institute, holds up a bumble bee in a tube during last year’s Bumble Bee Atlas training. This year’s training is scheduled Sunday, June 1, ...

Last year saw the lowest number of bumblebees in the UK since records began, a new report shows. Bumblebee numbers declined by nearly a quarter compared to the 2010-2023 average, figures from the ...

HELP SOME OF IOWA’S SMALLEST BUT MOST IMPORTANT RESIDENTS TALK ABOUT THE BUMBLEBEE ATLAS. IS JENNY PUGA, A CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST WITH THE XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION. THANKS FOR ...