We offer MSc projects in ancient DNA, historical marine ecology, and conservation genetics/biology — spanning both marine animals (fish and marine mammals) and wild pollinators (bees and bumblebees), ...

Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse, is in decline in its native Patagonia due to commercial farming Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year Vote for ...

Tax incentives for preserving land are gaining support on the state and in the farm bill despite IRS scrutiny. Conservation easements allow landowners to preserve their property — often ranch or ...

Something quietly extraordinary is happening in the wildflower meadows and garden hedgerows of Britain and beyond. Scientists are peeling back the surface of pollinator ecology and finding a hidden ...

I spotted this early honeybee on willow in Conamara on the very first week in March. Paul Dunne It seems a bit furry for a honeybee. It is more likely to be a queen buff-tailed bumble bee – Bombus ...

Though intensive farming has ravaged its habitat, could sensitive planting at energy sites aid the species’ revival? November is when bumblebees disappear for the winter. One of the most common of the ...

The news that native bees are cut from a different cloth has important implications for conservation practices and may also inform the way imported commercial populations are managed. The new research ...

Bumblebee numbers in Great Britain declined by almost a quarter in 2024 compared with the 2010-23 average, making it the worst year for the genus Bombus since records began, according to the latest ...

The 2025 BeeWalk Annual Report revealed that 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began, with numbers declining by 22.5% compared to the 2010-2023 average. Conducted by the Bumblebee ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will soon decide whether to add several bumblebees to the federal endangered species list. Among them is the western bumblebee — Bombus occidentalis — a species that ...

After years of deliberation, California water officials have adopted landmark rules that will guide future water use and conservation in the state. According to officials, the Making Conservation a ...

As a leader in wildlife conservation, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has made significant strides towards securing a future for the world's rarest species of bear: ...