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”....
by Pollinator Team | Jan 18, 2019 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Rusty Patched Bumblebee, Species at Risk, Yellow Banded Bumblebee
Pollinators aid in the successful reproduction of nearly 75% of flowering plants, plants whose capacity to reproduce is either entirely dependent on this animal-assisted service, or whose productivity is substantially increased when pollinator communities are present....
