PLANET OF THE CHIMPS #2

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Bumblebees Taking a Nosedive in North America

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Four bumblebee species once common across North America have suffered precipitous—and so far mysterious—declines, a new study shows.

Within the past 20 years abundances of the bee species Bombus occidentalis, B. affinis, B. pensylvanicus, and B. terricola have plummeted by up to 96 percent.






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Chimp at 8:32 AM
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