[Pollinator] NPR interview (on "Fresh Air") with Professor Laurence Packer on status of honeybees

[Sellers, Elizabeth]

Interview with our colleague, Professor Laurence Packer (University of
Toronto), about the current and future status of honeybees in the United
States (and elsewhere); on NPR's "Fresh Air" last night.  Listen to the
story--and/or read a synopsis--at the following URL:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/09/329994522/biologist-says-promoting-diversity-is-key-to-keeping-the-bees
.

Cheers, Liz

Elizabeth Sellers

Eco-Science Synthesis (ESS)
Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, and Libraries (CSAS&L)
BISON Data Team; USGS Liaison to the Plant Conservation Alliance
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 302
Reston, VA 20192  USA
Room 2A231C
703.648.4385  esellers at usgs.gov

Looking for species occurrence data for the U.S.? Check out:
Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)
http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/

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