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The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was established by Dave Goulson [1] in 2006 with a grant of £49,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. [2] There were serious concerns for the ‘plight of the bumblebees’, as the populations of bumblebees have significantly declined in the last 80 years [3] - two UK species have become nationally extinct and several others have declined dramatically.
The Ridgeway is incorporated in to the Thamesmead 5K and family 1 mile runs organised by the Thamesmead running club and Peabody Trust. [25] [26] The Ridgeway and several surrounding areas have been recognised by the Mayor of London and the London boroughs as a site of importance for nature conservation (SINC) since 2016. [27] [28] [29]
A site transformed into mosaic of habitats has been awarded ‘champion status’ for the rare shrill carder bee. One of UK’s rarest bumblebees boosted by nature restoration on former farmland ...
Dave Goulson FRSE FRES (born 30 July 1965) [1] is Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment) at the University of Sussex.Specializing in the ecology and conservation of insects, particularly bumblebees, Goulson is the author of several books, including Bumblebees: Their Behaviour and Ecology (2003), Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse (2021), and more than 200 ...
Thousands of small bee species remain poorly understood. Case in point: About 40% of the bee species assessed so far by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are bumblebees. This is ...
Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This social parasite is native to 15 ...
The bee lives for about two weeks before dying. The fly then pupates and spends the winter inside the bee, fully developed, before it emerges the following year. Bombus pensylvanicus is host to one "cuckoo" bumble bee species, B. variabilis. [7] Hibernating queen bumble bees are parasitized by a nematode worm, Sphaerularia bombi. This parasite ...
Bombus dahlbomii, also known as the moscardón, is a species of bumblebee endemic to southern South American temperate forests. [2] B. dahlbomii is one of the largest bee species in the world, with matured queens growing up to 40 mm (1.6 in) long. [3]