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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Asking for Public Comment on Plan to Save Endangered Bumble Bee

Thursday, February 20th, 2020 -- 9:40 AM

(WRN) -The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service is asking for public comment, on a plan to save the rusty patched bumble bee, the first bee species to be listed as endangered.

Agency spokeswoman Georgia Parham says Wisconsinites can improve the bees' habitat by adding to our own landscapes.

"Habitat that the bee likes includes prairies and flowers and gardens and all sorts of things that people can do to help it. Then, other things like best management practices when using pesticides and research into some of the other threats that the rusty patched faces, like diseases from other bees."

"Planting flowers that bloom from spring through fall is great for the rusty patched bumble bee because they need food sources all during spring, summer and fall, they're around for a long time Those are easy things that any homeowner can do or anybody with a patch of garden or even a patio can do to help bumble bees and other pollinators."

"They're incredible assets to the ecosystem because they're so important as pollinators. That in itself is something that makes the rusty patched a really important part of our landscape and one that was quite common for quite a long time and is now facing extinction."

The endangered bees are being found in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and a few other states. The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service is taking public comments on its plan through this Monday online.

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