by Pollinator Team | Aug 20, 2019 | Native Pollinator Initiative
By Genevieve Rowe, Lead Biologist, Native Pollinator Initiative Sometimes as biologists we get stuck at a desk or in a lab, and sometimes we’re lucky enough to get a few weeks out in the field searching for the animals we are most fond of, and if we’re...
by Pollinator Team | Jun 5, 2019 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Uncategorized
As Jessica, our Conservation Programs Director, so eloquently outlined in her piece titled, The Science of the Seasons, spring has been slowly creeping across Ontario this year, but thanks to some of our heartier more reliable plant species, our bumble bee queens have...
by Pollinator Team | Apr 14, 2019 | Pollinators, Rusty Patched Bumblebee, Yellow Banded Bumblebee
To sting, or not to sting? Well, that depends on a few different things… At the Native Pollinator Initiative, we are often asked if bumble bees can sting, and if they really do die after stinging you. We’d like to take this opportunity to answer some of...
by Pollinator Team | Feb 15, 2019 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
One of the things that sets Wildlife Preservation Canada apart from other conservation organizations is that we focus heavily on hands-on initiatives for critically endangered species. This means that our recovery strategies build upon a framework that is anchored by...
by Pollinator Team | Feb 1, 2019 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Species at Risk, Yellow Banded Bumblebee
Hayley, Wildlife Preservation Canada’s Ontario Program Biologist for our Native Pollinator Initiative, recently visited a friend in London, England, this past summer, and was inspired by a book she purchased called “Nature’s Wonder Workers”....
