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Twelve New Species Added to Federal Species at Risk List, Including More Bumble Bees

March 19, 2021–Miranda Baksh

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Pollinators•Species at Risk•Wild Species

American bumble bee © Thom Wilson CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The decline of bees worldwide has been of scientific and public concern in recent years, yet their diversity in Canada is not fully understood. From drilling through wood, cutting leaves, ...

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Planting for Pollinators in Kinghurst Forest

July 6, 2016–Ontario Nature

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Habitat•Nature Reserves•Pollinators

Kinghurst Forest Nature Reserve © Noah Cole

The Ontario Nature Youth Council’s Special Spaces events have wrapped up for this year. All of them were extremely successful, but the highlight for me was the wildflower planting event ...

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Wild Bees in Trouble

November 27, 2014–Anne Bell

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Pollinators

American bumblebee © Thom Wilson

Half of the bumblebee species in eastern North America are in decline. This trend holds true in southern Ontario, where seven of the 14 bumblebee species found in surveys from ...

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Strong evidence on neonics demands action despite ongoing debate

August 1, 2014–Guest blogger

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Pollinators

Bumblebee on purple coneflower © Matt Jenkins.

I am sipping coffee and munching an apple as I write this blog. To enjoy such daily pleasures, we rely on pollinators.  In fact, about one of every three bites ...

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Abuzz with excitement: Ontario Nature Youth Council’s passion for pollinators

April 28, 2014–Mariel Lepra

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Pollinators

Crocuses are finally poking up through their winter hiding places. Ontarians can rejoice: spring is here and summer is right around the corner. Soon the air will fill with the ...

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