Pollinator Conservation News Today

Researchers at the University of Guelph in southern Ontario say the way pesticides are labelled "bee safe" needs to be re-evaluated because what may be fine for a honeybee may not be safe for wild bees that build their nests in the ground.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has committed to making its call on protections for the butterfly by December.

Yard cleanup can cause more harm than good when done too early in spring. These tips will help you get your spring garden cleanup done at the best time to help out pollinators and other beneficial insects.

Richard Lazarus, one of the nation’s foremost environmental lawyers and the former executive director of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, will keynote the 29th annual Tulane Environmental Law and Policy Summit Feb. 23 and 24.

To prepare for a cleaner energy future and make necessary improvements to natural habitats and open green spaces in our communities, ComEd and Openlands today announced the 25 recipients of the 2023. . .

11th annual ComEd Green Region Program allocates nearly $200,000 to support development of green spaces across northern Illinois ... -Today at 12:32 pm- MarketScreener

Theres good news for orcas off Washingtons coast: Two new calves have been spotted among the endangered population. However, the births also punctuate the whales dire situation. Earlier this month, the Center for Whale Research confirmed the birth of two calves in the L-pod of the Southern Resident killer whales. ...

Big-game advocates are pushing back against a move by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to increase the number of mountain lions that can be legally killed in the state. Its part of an effort to protect other prey animals - but critics call it a play for trophy hunters. The Commission moved to increase the kill number for mountain lions, reducing their population by up to 40% in many areas. ...

A conservation group is calling on Oregon to do more to protect whales from fishing gear. Ben Enticknap, Pacific campaign manager and senior scientist for the nonprofit Oceana, said Dungeness crab pots off the coast of Oregon entangle whales. There were 333 confirmed whale entanglements off the west coast between 2012 and 2022, according to federal numbers. ...

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has announced it has commissioned a study on native pollinating insects as required under a new state law. The purpose is to understand the role insects ha...