[Pollinator] Grab Your Camera - Bumble Bee Watch is Here

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GRAB YOUR CAMERA -
BUMBLE BEE WATCH IS HERE!

 


A new website to help you identify and protect bumble bees

 


We want to share some exciting news:
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> BumbleBeeWatch.org, a website that allows you to identify and help protect
bumble bees in North America is now live! Through
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> BumbleBeeWatch.org you can connect with experts and enthusiasts to help
track the status of these essential pollinators. 

If any pollinator is iconic, it's the bumble bee. Furry and hardworking, the
many species of bumble bees help to deliver bountiful harvests to farmers
markets and grocery shelves. Their labor also provides seeds and fruits for
songbirds and many mammals, while helping to keep healthy plant populations
in our meadows and backyards. In short, they are essential to wildlands,
gardens, and farms.

Alarmingly, many recent reports suggest that we may be losing their familiar
buzz from our summer landscapes. Habitat loss, insecticide use, disease, and
climate change all pose threats to North American bumble bees. More
information is needed to determine their conservation status, and that
process demands a continent-wide collaborative effort. 

We have an amazing community of citizen scientists who have helped us follow
a handful of bumble bee species. This new website will generate greater
awareness and make it easier for more people to join this community and to
track all bumble bee species. The more people that we have directly helping
to study these fascinating insects, the more likely we are to implement the
changes necessary to protect them. Join us at
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A smartphone or simple digital camera is all that's needed to start
exploring
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*	Upload photos of bumble bees to start a virtual bumble bee
collection
*	Use an interactive guide to identify the bumble bees in your photos
*	Have your identifications verified by experts
*	Help determine the status and conservation needs of bumble bees 
*	Help locate rare or endangered populations
*	Learn about bumble bees, their ecology, and ongoing conservation
efforts
*	Connect with other citizen scientists engaged in pollinator
conservation 

Bumble Bee Watch is a partnership between
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For More Information: 

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