Rusty patched bumble bees were added to the endangered species list in 2017. This is the first time since scientists have found a nest in Iowa.

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 Bumble Bee Conservation Lab, which operates under the nonprofit Wildlife Preservation Canada, is the culmination of a decade-long mission to save the bee species, which is listed as endangered ...

The proposal follows a 2017 determination by the agency that lists the bumble bee as an endangered species. (See previous Daily News here, here, here, here, and here.) >> Tell the U.S. Fish and ...

Conservation advocates were trying to protect bumble bee species under the California Endangered Species Act. But that 1984 law only covers native bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile or plant ...

The rusty patched bumble bee is protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the zoo said. Once found across the northeastern United States, the species has declined by 87% in the past 20 ...

The rusty patched bumble bee is already federally listed as endangered, and the American bumble bee’s status remains under review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

It’s been over two years since FWS said it would issue a 12-month finding on several species, including the American bumble bee.The service said it would conduct that finding on Sept. 29, 2021.

It’s been over two years since FWS said it would issue a 12-month finding on several species, including the American bumble bee.The service said it would conduct that finding on Sept. 29, 2021.

The Center for Biological Diversity said it will sue the U.S. government over failing to act to protect four species of bees, which are vital pollinators of flowers and food crops. Gemma Evans via ...

It’s been over two years since FWS said it would issue a 12-month finding on several species, including the American bumble bee.The service said it would conduct that finding on Sept. 29, 2021.