American bumblebees have disappeared from these 8 states

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Saved you a click: “Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Oregon each have zero or close to zero American bumblebees left, according to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and Bombus Pollinators Association of Law Students.”

We should absolutely try to protect bee populations (for their crucial role in pollinating crops).

But for a bit of good news:

"A team from the University of Rhode Island has discovered the first American bumblebee in the state for the first time in more than a decade."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/american-bumblebee-found-i...

"Center for Biological Diversity and Bombus Pollinators Association of Law Students"

Well that seems extremely niche.

> Bombus Pollinators Association of Law Students

A.k.a. BPALS

:-)

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