by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Mar 19, 2018 | 2017 Bumble Bee Season, LoyaltyOne, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
by Hayley Tompkins, 2017 Field Biologist, Bumble Bee Recovery As a field biologist, there’s always work to do. Whether I’m in the office working on reports, or in the field conducting research, I’m always busy as a bee (pun intended!). But the best...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Feb 6, 2018 | 2017 Bumble Bee Season, LoyaltyOne, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
by Hayley Tompkins, 2017 Field Biologist, Bumble Bee Recovery When I first started university, I wanted to be a teacher. In fact, I never imagined myself as anything but a teacher. I certainly didn’t think that I’d end up in the field of wildlife...
by Pollinator Team | May 16, 2017 | Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
In honour of Mother’s Day this past Sunday, we are happy to announce that Heidi, a new yellow-banded bumble bee queen in our conservation breeding program, is our first “mom-to-bee”! Heidi’s journey all started when our Native Pollinator...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Apr 27, 2017 | Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
By Hayley Tompkins and Sarah Johnson Canada is home to 40 native species of bumble bee, including the special concern yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) and threatened western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis). Since 2013, Wildlife Preservation Canada has been...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Mar 27, 2017 | Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
Sarah Johnson, Lead Biologist of the Bumble Bee Recovery Program, and Field Crew Leader Hayley Tompkins have been busy building for the bees this week – pictured are over 1700 pieces prepared for the construction of 200 bumble bee nest boxes. These nest boxes...
by Pollinator Team | Oct 31, 2016 | Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
Hayley Tompkins, Intern for Wildlife Preservation Canada’s Native Pollinator Initiative, had the opportunity to take a few volunteer assistants out to conduct bumble bee surveys for a week in August. By the end of the week, all of the volunteers learned how to...
