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...
by Pollinator Team | Oct 11, 2016 | Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
Hayley Tompkins, Intern for Wildlife Preservation Canada’s Native Pollinator Initiative, had the opportunity to take 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...
by Pollinator Team | Aug 16, 2016 | Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
My name is Melina Damian, and I work for Wildlife Preservation Canada as a Lab Technician, taking care of captive bumble bee colonies. I am currently working towards by Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Management: Policy, Resources and Conservation) at York...
