<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>That is correct; it has been red listed for a number of years. Pursuing the endangered species listing under the United States' Endangered Species Act is a different endeavor, in which the Franklin's bumble bee stands to receive Federal protection and funding for its conservation. These efforts are complimentary, rather than a scenario in which one supersedes the other. We appreciate everyone's efforts to have brought the Franklin's bumble bee this far in getting the attention and assistance it deserves.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Jenni</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 12:00 PM <<a href="mailto:pollinator-request@lists.sonic.net">pollinator-request@lists.sonic.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send Pollinator mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Proposed listing of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini)<br>
as endangered (Jenni Denekas)<br>
2. Re: Proposed listing of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus<br>
franklini) as endangered (Peter Kevan)<br>
3. Re: Proposed listing of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus<br>
franklini) as endangered (Marianna)<br>
<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Jenni Denekas <<a href="mailto:jenni.denekas@xerces.org" target="_blank">jenni.denekas@xerces.org</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:pollinator@lists.sonic.net" target="_blank">pollinator@lists.sonic.net</a><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:06:06 -0700<br>Subject: [Pollinator] Proposed listing of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) as endangered<br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Responding to a 2010 petition from the Xerces Society and
the late Dr. Robbin Thorp, Professor Emeritus at University of
California–Davis, today the United States Fish and Wildlife Service <b><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-13/pdf/2019-17337.pdf?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">proposed
to list Franklin's bumble bee (<i>Bombus
franklini</i>) as an endangered species</a></b> under the U.S. Endangered
Species Act (ESA), making it the first bee in the western U.S. to be officially
recognized under the ESA.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Franklin’s bumble bee has the most restricted range of any
bumble bee in the world; it is known only in southern Oregon and northern
California between the Coast and Sierra-Cascade Ranges. A precipitous decline
began in 1999, and despite an extensive amount of searching, Franklin’s bumble
bee has not been seen since 2006. The primary threats to this species include:
1) diseases from managed bees, 2) pesticides, and 3) a small population size.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Full press release
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Peter Kevan <<a href="mailto:pkevan@uoguelph.ca" target="_blank">pkevan@uoguelph.ca</a>><br>To: Jenni Denekas <<a href="mailto:jenni.denekas@xerces.org" target="_blank">jenni.denekas@xerces.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:pollinator@lists.sonic.net" target="_blank">pollinator@lists.sonic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:pollinator@lists.sonic.net" target="_blank">pollinator@lists.sonic.net</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:45:23 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [Pollinator] Proposed listing of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) as endangered<br>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">I believe that Frankin's bumblebee has bee IUCN Red-Listed for a good number of years. Peter</p>
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Responding to a 2010 petition from the Xerces Society and the late Dr. Robbin Thorp, Professor Emeritus at University of California–Davis, today the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
<b><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-13/pdf/2019-17337.pdf?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" id="gmail-m_6256736203222268125LPlnk298447" class="gmail-m_6256736203222268125OWAAutoLink" target="_blank">proposed
to list Franklin's bumble bee (<i>Bombus franklini</i>) as an endangered species</a></b> under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), making it the first bee in the western U.S. to be officially recognized under the ESA.</p>
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Franklin’s bumble bee has the most restricted range of any bumble bee in the world; it is known only in southern Oregon and northern California between the Coast and Sierra-Cascade Ranges. A precipitous decline began in 1999, and despite an extensive amount
of searching, Franklin’s bumble bee has not been seen since 2006. The primary threats to this species include: 1) diseases from managed bees, 2) pesticides, and 3) a small population size.</p>
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Marianna <<a href="mailto:marianna.horn@gmail.com" target="_blank">marianna.horn@gmail.com</a>><br>To: Peter Kevan <<a href="mailto:pkevan@uoguelph.ca" target="_blank">pkevan@uoguelph.ca</a>><br>Cc: Jenni Denekas <<a href="mailto:jenni.denekas@xerces.org" target="_blank">jenni.denekas@xerces.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:pollinator@lists.sonic.net" target="_blank">pollinator@lists.sonic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:pollinator@lists.sonic.net" target="_blank">pollinator@lists.sonic.net</a>><br>Bcc: <br>Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:17:53 -0400<br>Subject: Re: [Pollinator] Proposed listing of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) as endangered<br><div dir="auto">Peter and I prepared and submitted a report for the IUCN on B. franklini back in 2008. It has been red-listed since. <div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">Please find the link below:</div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135295/4070259" target="_blank">https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135295/4070259</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers, </div><div dir="auto">Marianna</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">___</div><div dir="auto">Marianna Horn </div><div dir="auto">PhD Candidate </div><div dir="auto">Dept of Biology </div><div dir="auto">University of Saskatchewan </div><div dir="auto"><a href="mailto:marianna.horn@gmail.com" target="_blank">marianna.horn@gmail.com</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:03 AM Peter Kevan, <<a href="mailto:pkevan@uoguelph.ca" target="_blank">pkevan@uoguelph.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">I believe that Frankin's bumblebee has bee IUCN Red-Listed for a good number of years. Peter</p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 13, 2019 4:06 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Pollinator] Proposed listing of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) as endangered</font>
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Responding to a 2010 petition from the Xerces Society and the late Dr. Robbin Thorp, Professor Emeritus at University of California–Davis, today the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
<b><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-13/pdf/2019-17337.pdf?utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" id="gmail-m_6256736203222268125m_1166238449413780146LPlnk298447" class="gmail-m_6256736203222268125m_1166238449413780146OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">proposed
to list Franklin's bumble bee (<i>Bombus franklini</i>) as an endangered species</a></b> under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), making it the first bee in the western U.S. to be officially recognized under the ESA.</p>
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Franklin’s bumble bee has the most restricted range of any bumble bee in the world; it is known only in southern Oregon and northern California between the Coast and Sierra-Cascade Ranges. A precipitous decline began in 1999, and despite an extensive amount
of searching, Franklin’s bumble bee has not been seen since 2006. The primary threats to this species include: 1) diseases from managed bees, 2) pesticides, and 3) a small population size.</p>
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<b>Full press release available here: <span class="gmail-m_6256736203222268125m_1166238449413780146x_gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline">
<a href="https://xerces.org/2019/08/12/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-endangered-species-act-protection-for-franklins-bumble-bee/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" id="gmail-m_6256736203222268125m_1166238449413780146LPlnk556459" class="gmail-m_6256736203222268125m_1166238449413780146OWAAutoLink" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xerces.org/2019/08/12/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-endangered-species-act-protection-for-franklins-bumble-bee/</a></span></b></p>
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