{"id":15575,"date":"2022-02-01T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=15575"},"modified":"2026-10-18T10:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:10:36","slug":"the-unexpected-links-between-declining-bumble-bee-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-unexpected-links-between-declining-bumble-bee-species\/","title":{"rendered":"The unexpected links between declining bumble bee species"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-81vhmqf-d707da24eaaa2da7a6e7bf75a9e8f7be main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15575'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfmzcvpc-9c74c60c33340b6b86fe9f7c5d043630\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lfmzcvpc-9c74c60c33340b6b86fe9f7c5d043630{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lfmzcvpc-9c74c60c33340b6b86fe9f7c5d043630 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lfmzcvpc-9c74c60c33340b6b86fe9f7c5d043630 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lfmzcvpc-9c74c60c33340b6b86fe9f7c5d043630 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The unexpected links between declining bumble bee species<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7isb4bb-a24529e65a4d4e805a24d9559289a995\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-7isb4bb-a24529e65a4d4e805a24d9559289a995{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-7isb4bb-a24529e65a4d4e805a24d9559289a995 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-7isb4bb-a24529e65a4d4e805a24d9559289a995 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >f\u00e9vrier 1, 2022<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/ellen-richard\/\"  rel=\"author\">Ellen Richard<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15575'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvdyot17-236c9434b42ed2400c242137f34ed988'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Qu'est-ce que le Programme de r\u00e9tablissement des bourdons?<\/strong> Depuis les ann\u00e9es 1990, les populations de bourdons sont en chute libre, ce qui repr\u00e9sente une v\u00e9ritable catastrophe \u00e9cologique. Quatre-vingt-dix pour cent de toutes les plantes \u00e0 fleurs \u2014 y compris la plupart des fruits et l\u00e9gumes dans votre r\u00e9frig\u00e9rateur \u2014 ont besoin de ces pollinisateurs pour se reproduire.<\/p>\n<p>Jusqu'\u00e0 ce que les causes de ces d\u00e9clins puissent \u00eatre invers\u00e9es, l'\u00e9levage de conservation et la r\u00e9introduction sont la seule fa\u00e7on de prot\u00e9ger les bourdons en p\u00e9ril. Aujourd'hui, CFC est la seule organisation au Canada \u00e0 reconstruire les populations d'abeilles sauvages gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'\u00e9levage de conservation. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des perc\u00e9es r\u00e9centes, nous avons trouv\u00e9 comment augmenter consid\u00e9rablement le nombre de reines que nous produisons. Une fois rel\u00e2ch\u00e9es dans la nature, elles peuvent \u00e9tablir leurs propres colonies, produisant des centaines de pollinisateurs pour soutenir les \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes qui les entourent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-5nu457b-116ba93c36aaf022a7ef682c02f4280b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15575'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-59zq6pj-e1f0c034385a66750b1384f197892c27 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzdwi6-3a307d0591c4a4454d9e3df5fdbf6ec3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>You\u2019ve seen the headlines \u201cbees are declining!\u201d and have seen the calls to \u201csave the bees\u201d. The media has done a great job at raising awareness that there is a problem, but not so great a job explaining who these headlines are actually about. Many of these slogans are referring to the wellbeing of the European honey bees (Apis mellifera), a single, non-native commercial species brought to North America from Europe many decades ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bees that really need saving are our native bees<\/strong>, the bees that have co-evolved with our native plants over time and are integral in maintaining our local ecosystems. One group of native bees that are particularly at risk are the adorable, fluffy bumble bees (Genus: Bombus).<\/p>\n<p>It is not a commonly known fact, but \u201cbumble bee\u201d does not refer to a single species, but to a whole genus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are around 46 different species of bumble bee in North America<\/strong>, with many varying traits that allow them to use different floral resources and landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfmzexde-eb4ffb9504a5be04d1ab51956dd682b8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzexde-eb4ffb9504a5be04d1ab51956dd682b8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzexde-eb4ffb9504a5be04d1ab51956dd682b8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfmzexde-eb4ffb9504a5be04d1ab51956dd682b8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-37652 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37652 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BUmble-Bee-id-card_cropped-1.jpg' alt='' title='BUmble-Bee-id-card_cropped'  height=\"396\" width=\"575\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzfstv-57689b5c7cf6db9e71c97893b73290bd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The front of WPC\u2019s identification card for the most common bumble bee species in South Central Ontario. This identification card gives an example of the bumble bee diversity in Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/educational-material\/\">This ID card can be downloaded here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-4wy9w7r-b8d58cdad3cc5b8d2d594047f6303a03 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15575'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4i7so7r-f8c948b4d6e19a390fdb74d99baac2ca av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzgxvr-7c320adf3c1b0e34a966661f0af9ec2c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Let\u2019s highlight some native declining species of bumble bees in Canada.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzhqev-41a1826504a4849b7ffac1021b3f1a69'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>There are two bumble bee species that have been recognized by the government via assessments by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), as endangered species: <strong>the rusty-patched bumble bee<\/strong> (Bombus affinis) and the <strong>gypsy cuckoo bumble bee<\/strong> (Bombus bohemicus).<\/p>\n<p>The \u201ccuckoo\u201d part of the gypsy cuckoo bumble bee name indicates the parasitic strategy of the species; they steal the colony and resources of other bumble bee species, their host. Cuckoo species (subgenus: Psithyrus) do not produce workers of their own, rather they enlist the services of the host colony workers to perform the foraging and house-keeping tasks required. Of the 46 bumble bee species, only 6 are classified as \u201ccuckoos\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The gypsy cuckoo bumble bee parasitizes the rusty-patched bumble bee in eastern Canada, making these species\u2019 populations linked. Once the rusty-patched bumble bee was one of the most common species in southern Ontario prior to 1980\u2019s \u2013 now it has not been observed in Canada since 2009, at Pinery Provincial Park. The last location the gypsy cuckoo bumble bee was also found in Ontario was Pinery Provincial Park, in 2008.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-44u0phz-78c6ee7b9c3a71f479c6b5b39a56a52a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfmzjcas-8a963b82ce1f540148b8e4d3b65e6efe\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzjcas-8a963b82ce1f540148b8e4d3b65e6efe img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzjcas-8a963b82ce1f540148b8e4d3b65e6efe .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfmzjcas-8a963b82ce1f540148b8e4d3b65e6efe av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-37654 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37654 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rusty-patched-Christy-Stewart-1.jpg' alt='' title='Rusty-patched-Christy-Stewart'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3ai5v7b-5eb2811797d70d4ad830f3961745d5ed av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfmzjyqr-2359277e7a24f730c56e7074f7807e45\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzjyqr-2359277e7a24f730c56e7074f7807e45 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzjyqr-2359277e7a24f730c56e7074f7807e45 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfmzjyqr-2359277e7a24f730c56e7074f7807e45 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-37656 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37656 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/w-gypsy-Nigel-Jones-1.jpg' alt='' title='w-gypsy-Nigel-Jones'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzkn4t-8b3b559062c945f867e4066cf456f2eb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>On the left is a rusty-patched bumble bee, eastern host of the gypsy cuckoo bumble bee (Photo: Christy Stewart). The parasitic gypsy cuckoo bumble bee is on the right. (Photo: Nigel Jones)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzlr75-9767de7c02fa8e0db25ef98b75d12bcd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The gypsy cuckoo is a generalist parasitic bumble bee, meaning it has more than one species that it can use as its host colony. In addition to using the rusty-patched bumble bee as a host in eastern Canada, they also parasitize the <strong>western bumble bee<\/strong> (Bombus occidentalis) and the yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) in western Canada. Notably, western bumble bee and <strong>bourdon \u00e0 bandes jaunes<\/strong> populations are also in decline.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that there is something else that connects these non-parasitic declining species (Bombus terricola, Bombus affinis, and Bombus bohemicus)? They all belong to the same subgenus, Bombus, which means they are more closely related to each other than to other bumble bee species.<\/p>\n<p>The connection of these species and cause of their declines are a hot topic in bumble bee research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-36vf2rb-3a0bd1578fe18c17544c63568860f94f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15575'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2d1f8lz-ff415860ec1651ed3d613a52ffda7313 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfmzneex-91087cc0214cb3f249d86309286a007e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzneex-91087cc0214cb3f249d86309286a007e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzneex-91087cc0214cb3f249d86309286a007e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfmzneex-91087cc0214cb3f249d86309286a007e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-37657 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37657 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/w-occidentalis-1.jpg' alt='' title='w-occidentalis'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2088vfb-645757c27f66a797066773daf32a2ac8 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfmznum1-0c324256f8e3617f092750fc9ca4c891\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmznum1-0c324256f8e3617f092750fc9ca4c891 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmznum1-0c324256f8e3617f092750fc9ca4c891 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfmznum1-0c324256f8e3617f092750fc9ca4c891 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-37655 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37655 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/w-b.terricola-1.jpg' alt='' title='w-b.terricola'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzoaiz-fa55f83c51048ec022b18ff348c11b72'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>On the left is a western bumble bee (Photo: Tiffani Harrison), and right, a yellow-banded bumble bee (Photo: Ellen Richard).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1mc4r9z-ecac3b2d000647676243bfe801d61689 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzomrk-cf679fa96f4c3444e0ba155c9f591d55'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Just because the gypsy cuckoo bumble bee is a parasite, does not mean this species should be disliked. On the contrary, they are important to protect as they add diversity and represent a unique relationship between species. Parasitic species are actually great indicators for their host populations \u2013 if we observed gypsy cuckoo bumble bee populations increase in Eastern Canada it would likely mean that rusty-patched populations have increased as well!<\/p>\n<p>Every species, even parasites, are important to protect because of their special ecological relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-157592v-a0cde1ef7ac76324dc54e4acf0670453 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15575'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mso89j-7d8b3ce4e43995d444b406cd16fb0165 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-30  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfmzpufu-1f43803336a822a3461661505cd694d4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Ellen Richard<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Technicienne en conservation des bourdons<\/h5>\n<p>Ellen has completed a Master\u2019s degree in environmental sciences at the University of Guelph. Her research focused on assessing non-bee pollinators forage patterns in an agricultural environment. She has a huge passion for the diversity of form and function in the insect world.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen loves sharing this smaller, often overlooked world with others and spreading the excitement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfmzq8nd-3c1969f2ec68fea3f2df08a743a23b37\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzq8nd-3c1969f2ec68fea3f2df08a743a23b37 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfmzq8nd-3c1969f2ec68fea3f2df08a743a23b37 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfmzq8nd-3c1969f2ec68fea3f2df08a743a23b37 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-37653 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-55539 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-55539 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-bumble-bees\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Crash course in Bumble Bee ID\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/crash-course-in-bumble-bee-id\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Crash course in Bumble Bee ID\">Cours acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9 sur l'identification des bourdons<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/crash-course-in-bumble-bee-id\/\"  title=\"Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-55759 avia-img-lazy-loading-55759 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a 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class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/annikawilcox2\/\" rel=\"author\">Annika Wilcox<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_20260615_rufocinctus_AWilcox.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Annika Wilcox<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope 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with-slider post-54869 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-bumble-bees\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Beecoming a conservation biologist\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/becoming-a-conservation-biologist\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Beecoming a conservation biologist\">Devenir biologiste de la conservation<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les bourdons<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/becoming-a-conservation-biologist\/\"  title=\"Blog photo reformatting - BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-54881 avia-img-lazy-loading-54881 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/becoming-a-conservation-biologist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T10:21:52-05:00\" >5 ao\u00fbt 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/grace-tiessen\/\" rel=\"author\">Grace Tiessen<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Thumbnail_BeecomingAConservationBiologist_GraceAndNet_BriannaSmith.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Grace Tiessen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Grace Tiessen<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T10:21:52-05:00\" >2026-08-05 10:21:52<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-09-26 18:21:34<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Devenir biologiste de la conservation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53699 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-53699 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-mottled-duskywing-butterfly\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The secret life of mottled duskywings\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/secret-life-of-mottled-duskywings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The secret life of mottled duskywings\">La vie secr\u00e8te de l'hesp\u00e9rie tachet\u00e9e<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/mottled-duskywing-butterfly\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hesp\u00e9rie tachet\u00e9e<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/secret-life-of-mottled-duskywings\/\"  title=\"Blog photo reformatting - ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53760 avia-img-lazy-loading-53760 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-36x36.jpg 36w, 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class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T13:26:20-05:00\" >juillet 20, 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/maddy-neumann\/\" rel=\"author\">Maddy Neumann<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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