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Researchers said the challenge is finding land to restore for wild habitat when farmers need to use it to plant more crops

Researchers said the challenge is finding land to restore for wild habitat

Researchers said the challenge is finding land to restore for wild habitat

Wild bees play a fundamental role in our ecosystem. Along with other pollinators, they are essential for the stability of our food supply.

UBC Landscape Ecologist, Dr Mitchell, shares the role of wild pollinators in agriculture and urges conservation efforts for their habitats.

The study also found wild pollinators could increase farmer income by $3 billion every year.

Wild pollinators, like bees, moths and flies, are responsible for feeding the equivalent of more than 24 million Canadians a year — a combination of buzzing and flapping that also boosts the annual income of the country’s farmers by about $2.8 billion, new research has found.

With more forests, grasslands and wetlands, wild pollinators could increase farmer income by $3 billion every year