Sentences with phrase «bumblebee conservation»
The Polli: Nation project has been developed by Learning through Landscapes in collaboration with other sector partners including The Field Studies Council, Buglife, Butterfly Conservation, OPAL Imperial College London, Stirling University, Bumblebee Conservation Trust and The Conservation Volunteers.
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Colla, who is active with bumblebee conservation groups, noted that unlike with animals that shift north or to higher elevations, the ranges for bumblebees are simply shrinking.
Bob Dawson, Scottish Conservation Officer for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, agrees that there is still a need for greater regulation of commercial bumble bees.
And according to Gill Perkins, conservation manager at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, while honeybees used to be the most numerous and therefore the most important plant pollinators, that is no longer the case.
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«Bumblebee queens that were exposed to the neonicotinoid were 26 per cent less likely to lay eggs to start a colony,» said Raine, holder of the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation.
«Ultimately, the results revealed that fast - learning bumblebees collected fewer resources for the colony over their foraging career,» said Raine, holder of the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation.
Colla noted that The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently assessed North American bumblebees and found that one quarter to one third of the species are at risk of extinction due to climate change and other factors such as habitat loss and disease.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently identified seven of the state's struggling bumblebee species as being among the animals and plants in greatest need of conservation under its Wildlife Action Plan.
Stemming from Jessica's appreciation of a species so crucial to the survival of the human race, the meadow is a conservation art project designed to encourage two rare types of bee, the Blaeberry bumblebee and the Shrill Carder bee.
While few of us are likely to start bumblebee breeding programs to boost genetic diversity, we might do well to plant pollinator - friendly gardens, support sustainable agricultural practices, and encourage the world to move from conservation into habitat restoration and earth repair as we enter 2011.
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