This is why a critical habitat designation is especially important and timely after seven years since the listing. When FWS announced the endangered species classification for the rusty patched bumble ...

Bella Rubietta has devoted dozens of hours to helping a bug so uncommon she has yet to see it. The 14-year-old Prior Lake resident wrote a children’s book and brochures on the topic, held ...

As we enter Summer, Minnesotans might spot our state bird (the loon), state fish (the walleye) or state flower (the pink lady slipper). Now, we can take notice of the newest addition in the state ...

The rusty patched bumblebee is the only native bee in the continental United States protected under the Endangered Species Act. Habitat loss largely due to agricultural intensification and ...

Pesticides, habitat degradation ... A federally endangered gyne, or “future queen”, rusty patched bumble bee. (Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources) To shed light ...

Pesticides, habitat degradation, and climate change could also ... A federally endangered gyne, or “future queen”, rusty patched bumble bee. (Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural ...

Before treating any bumble bee nest, make sure that the bumble bee species is not federally protected due to risk of extinction. The rusty-patched bumble bee is listed as endangered under the ...

Details are limited. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a two-vehicle crash occurred on the I-17 northbound lanes at milepost 253 near Bumble Bee, about a mile north of Sunset Point.