New research says that some bee species could vanish within a few decades
According to a new study published Thursday in the journalbumblebee species are drastically declining — possibly risking extinction — due to the world’s heightened climate crisis.
Researchers at the University of Ottowa explained that while “climate chaos” being “related to the growing extinction risk that animals are facing around the world” is not a relatively new theory, bumblebees especially are disappearing at a consistent rate.“If declines continue at this pace, many of these species could vanish forever within a few decades,” first author Peter Soroye said.
“We found that populations were disappearing in areas where the temperatures had gotten hotter,” Soroye explained. As the study explained, “bumblebees are among the best pollinators we have in the wildlife system,” so researchers are eager to keep bees alive and thriving. To help with this goal, the study offered suggestions of ways anyone can help protect the bees.
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