I never realized how fuzzy a bumble bee is until I got to hold one between my fingertips. It feels like a furry black and yellow bear, buzzing with its tiny body, wriggling with its legs. The ...

Five animals in TN you might not have known are endangered While less abundant, the bee, which is one of the largest bumble bees in North America, can still be found in parts of Tennessee.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is seeking new bee collection volunteers as its Bee Atlas initiative enters ...

The Rusty Patch Bumble Bee was thought to be extinct in the Quad Cities region until they were spotted on zoo grounds in 2018. Since then, they've made a comeback.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published notice that it has made an affirmative 90-Day Finding for the American bumble bee, along with four other species, based ...

Unlike humans, animals searching for sustenance don't have the luxury of wishy-washy decision-making or consulting Yelp. It's a split-second choice of "what's going to fulfill my past-due caloric ...

Bees are amazing animals. Detailed studies show that they enjoy rich and deep social, cognitive, and emotional lives. They display dopamine-based positive emotions, get depressed, anxious, and ...

The American bumble bee, a widespread species that appears to be in decline, is being reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for possible federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Here are just a few examples of ways to help animals: Bumble Bees: Join the Department of Natural Resources' Bumble Bee Brigade, a photography-based monitoring project to help Wisconsin’s native ...

The rusty patched bumble bee is endangered and losing some of its last habitat, an Illinois prairie. A multi-million dollar airport expansion is stalled because of a last-minutes sighting of the bees.