Wildlife conservation is critical to sustaining the planet's biodiversity and health. But putting together a conservation plan is a tall order. First of all, you need to determine what species you're conserving, along with their numbers, habitat needs, threats and how they fit into a complex ecosystem.
Utah ecologists confirm that the 'Beehive State' lives up to its name
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-utah-ecologists-beehive-state.html
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Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
This U[tah]?
Crocodile tears. They're just promoting honeybees, which aren't the threatened pollinating species we're at risk of losing. This is just more commercial, monoculture BS.
vomitaur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
tl;dr of the article is that Utah has over 1100 bee species and so lives up to the nickname (first created by the pioneer cultists).
but, as a resident of that state my colonies are not thriving, my bees are being killed by excessive pesticide use and predation.