The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to designate 1.6 million acres of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee in six states, including Minnesota. The rusty patched bumble bee received ...

Conservation groups are making another push to protect habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumblebee, a creature that once buzzed throughout much of the United States and today is an insect ...

A ground nesting bee pollinates a flower in New Hampshire. The species is one of 14 declining wild bee species identified in a study published in April 2019 by researchers at the university. The new ...

The FWS proposal grows out of a species status assessment (SSA) conducted by “15 scientists with expertise in bumble bee biology, habitat management, and stressors (factors negatively affecting the ...

Conservation groups on Wednesday sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumblebee, which is endangered. Officials from the Natural ...

AMES, IA — Once widespread across the eastern U.S. and Upper Midwest, the number of rusty patched bumble bees has plummeted nearly 90% since the 1990s. Researchers at Iowa State University are part of ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list the Crotch’s bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee, Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee and western bumble ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Bumble bees are one of the more well-known pollinators due to their large size and loud buzz. These fuzzy fliers are critical pollinators, but sadly their populations are ...

Bumble bees are considered critical pollinators and their populations are rapidly declining, Missouri Department of Conservation officials said. MDC officials said it's difficult to pinpoint the exact ...