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<p>Colla, S. R., and J. S. MacIvor. 2017. Questioning public
perception, conservation policy, and recovery actions for
honeybees in North America. Conservation Biology 31:1202-1204.<br>
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<p>The first paragraph:</p>
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word-spacing: 0px;">Pollinator declines have resulted in an
increasing number of policies and actions to conserve bee
populations in many parts of the world. In North America, there
is strong public engagement but also growing controversies over
how to address declines. The controversies are fueled by the
complexity of scientific information on species, habitat types,
and countries and by intense lobbying by nongovernmental
organizations and the beekeeping, agrochemical, and farming
industries. Policy and conservation initiatives often focus on
the western honeybee (</span><em style="background-attachment:
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word-spacing: 0px;">Apis mellifera</em><span style="display:
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Sans",Arial,Helvetica,Lucida Sans Unicode,Sans-Serif;
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word-spacing: 0px;">), a domesticated species not native to
North America. Although losses of managed honeybee colonies are
recorded annually, we argue that North American honeybee losses
are not a conservation problem; rather, they are a
domesticated-animal-management problem. By focusing attention on
honeybees, policies and funding priorities may undermine native
bee conservation and have negative impacts ecologically and
socially.</span></p>
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word-spacing: 0px;">If you can't access the paper, Sheila would
probably send a copy: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:srcolla@yorku.ca">srcolla@yorku.ca</a><br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:inouye@umd.edu">inouye@umd.edu</a>
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224</pre>
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