Following petitions by the Center and allies to protect the bees under the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service found that the American bumblebee, variable cuckoo bumblebee, and blue ...

The rusty patch bumble bee is a federally endangered species and is one of several that have “more or less disappeared” from the Southeast U.S., according to Hatfield. The other three bumble ...

Advocates said they hoped the recovery plan would also help other struggling pollinators, including bees and the monarch butterfly. The bee’s endangered listing, approved by the service shortly ...

“We’re pleased the court ordered the EPA to protect endangered bees and other wildlife from this extremely toxic insecticide,” said Stephanie Parent, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological ...

Bees of all kinds are crucial for pollinating wildflowers and crops, and arguably society would fail without them. Being listed under the Endangered Species Act means that there are restrictions ...

The rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is a federally endangered species that hasn’t been seen in Georgia in over 30 years. Sarina Jepsen / Xerces Society Bumble bee populations are in ...