November 29, 2024
In 2018 an attempt to get four bee species listed as endangered in California hit a roadblock since the state’s Endangered Species Act does not specifically mention insects. In 2022 a court ruled that since California’s Fish and Game Code defines “mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate” (among others) as fish, invertebrate bees can be categorized as fish.
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8 Buzzworthy Types of Bees
While honeybees seem to get all the attention, there are actually more than 20,000 species of incredible bees in the world. Bees of all kinds (with a tiny handful of exceptions) are essential pollinators to an astounding 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants. Thank you, bees! Here are eight
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