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Franklin's Bumblebee, R.I.P.

October 10, 2007

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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bees, bumblebee, extinction

This week brought the sad news of another possible extinction--this time of Franklin's bumblebee, once endemic to southern Oregon and northern California.  (Hat tip: John Platt.)  Recent surveys have failed to sight any Franklin's bumblebees and only a single worker bee...continued

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Andrew Wetzler
Director, Endangered Species Project
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