Albany law students seek to put bumblebees on endangered species list FacebookTwitterEmail Law professor Keith Hirokawa and 14 students calling themselves the Bombus Pollinators Association of Law Students, or BPALS, have filed a petition to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the listing which is based on the Endangered Species Act of 1973.Lori Van BurenShow MoreShow Less ALBANY — A group of Albany law school students has joined a national effort to get the American bumblebee added to the Endangered Species List. Law professor Keith Hirokawa and 14 students calling themselves the Bombus Pollinators Association of Law Students, or BPALS, have filed a petition to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the listing which is based on the Endangered Species Act of 1973.