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Hawaiian bees added to endangered species list - senona - 10-04-2016 Seven species of bees have been added to the endangered species list. Decimated by invasive species and habitat loss, they are now federally protected. Quote:Federal authorities added the first bees to the endangered species list Friday, seeking a way to protect several vital pollinators who ensure the survival of many local plants and play an essential role in preserving the food chain. Source Once the most populous insect species in Hawaii, yellow-faced bees have seen a sharp decline in their numbers over the past century. Humans are largely to blame for destroying bee habitats and using pesticides. Quote:Invasive bees originally from India have settled in where the yellow-faced bees once thrived, creating competition for plants and taking over nesting areas, National Geographic reported. They have been talking about the dwindling bee population for a few years now. Guess better late than never that something is being done to protect them finally. But how are they going to protect them from the ever spraying of pesticides? That is going to be the tricky part, being as that plays a large equation of the bee decimation issue. Bee Pollen is Full of Pesticides Like Mosquito-Repellants RE: Hawaiian bees added to endangered species list - Mystic Wanderer - 10-04-2016 Quote:But how are they going to protect them from the ever spraying of pesticides?That's a good question, but they better hurry up and figure it out. Once the bees are gone, we're gone!! RE: Hawaiian bees added to endangered species list - perfectinsanity - 10-05-2016 This is terrible ! Thanks for sharing it Sen as I had not come across this one ! This is just so bad I don't think people are yet realising what all this mean's for us, which alarms me, it feels as though it has definitely started moving at an accelerated rate and those that can make a big difference to this refuse to as it means less profit, we can't win. |