{"id":16546,"date":"2022-07-28T11:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=16546"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:56:13","slug":"whats-buzzing-in-bumble-butts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/whats-buzzing-in-bumble-butts\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s buzzing in bumble butts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5knv2yq-e189c31b428861e94a10168b73796e41 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-16546'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri2y67-e07bf9388a3da37f17dc21204e5cc309\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri2y67-e07bf9388a3da37f17dc21204e5cc309 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri2y67-e07bf9388a3da37f17dc21204e5cc309 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfri2y67-e07bf9388a3da37f17dc21204e5cc309 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   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-37723 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37723 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/b-perplexus-web-300x268.jpg' alt='' title='b-perplexus-web'  height=\"268\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri4qsx-dde2734efa577614a3af283ef6eb9576'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A confusing bumble bee (Bombus perplexus) queen. Photo: Cole Blair<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri1te3-41e1244cc26094796f1e705a69e7d39d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-41e1244cc26094796f1e705a69e7d39d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-41e1244cc26094796f1e705a69e7d39d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-41e1244cc26094796f1e705a69e7d39d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lfri1te3-41e1244cc26094796f1e705a69e7d39d av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What\u2019s buzzing in bumble butts?<\/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-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-4  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\" >juillet 28, 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\/cole-blair\/\"  rel=\"author\">Cole Blair<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/blogs\/\" >Blogs<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/bumble-bees\/\" >Les bourdons<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" >Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/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-48018le-8e2ebeac3b0c8cd05c4a66fc6404f828 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  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-16546'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-43ezvpe-84fbe49b38a9851e94b179c4e55ef2f6\">\n.flex_column.av-43ezvpe-84fbe49b38a9851e94b179c4e55ef2f6{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-43ezvpe-84fbe49b38a9851e94b179c4e55ef2f6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-msop9mef-8c894a2b9284974372fb59555437629c'   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> Since the 1990s, bumble bee numbers have been plummeting, and that spells ecological disaster. Ninety per cent of all flowering plants \u2014 including most of the fruits and vegetables in your fridge \u2014 need these pollinators in order to reproduce. Until the causes of these declines can be reversed, conservation breeding and reintroduction is the only way to safeguard at-risk bumble bees. Today, WPC is the only organization in Canada rebuilding wild bee populations through conservation breeding. Thanks to recent breakthroughs, we\u2019ve figured out how to dramatically increase the number of queens we produce. Once they\u2019re released into the wild, they can establish their own colonies, producing hundreds of pollinators to sustain the ecosystems around them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-3d3viki-3bf620651f93cec415f84a2b19ea27f5 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-8  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-16546'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-32c1r42-706e4e260373806c2c1cee13b1abed64 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri59nu-5b24f88608287477f618961dfcb0e9f5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><strong>Providing insight into bumble bee parasites using their feces.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri6g6r-703bf9ffbbd260fa0b0c21f7c3b143cf'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Conservation is considered a crisis discipline \u2013 a race against time. Reversing a declining species\u2019 trajectory requires extensive knowledge about the reasons for decline. This of course demands that we identify what potential reasons should be investigated in the first place! Unfortunately, these stressors are not always so easily identifiable, and can occur in combination with several others. As you probably have guessed, this applies to bumble bees. The numerous threats to bumble bees complicates our view of their individual and related roles, as well as how to fix them.<\/p>\n<p>The list of threats that bumble bees face is long. Climate change, habitat loss or change, pesticide use, and invasive species are factors that are most widely known to facilitate bumble bee declines. However, recent science has identified yet another threat to bumble bees \u2013 parasites.<\/p>\n<p>Bumble bees are hosts to many parasites. Most are relatively harmless, but not all. My role within WPC\u2019s Native Pollinator Initiative, partnered with the University of Toronto Scarborough\u2019s (UTSC) Biodiversity of Urban Green Spaces (aka BUGS) lab and Dr. Mathilde Tissier (Laval University &amp; Bishop\u2019s University), was to jumpstart new research into the prevalence of two kinds of parasites in bumble bees across Southern Ontario and queens being brought into WPC\u2019s bumble bee conservation breeding program. These parasites are the members of the fungal genus <em>Vairimorpha<\/em> (formerly called Nosema), as well as members of the genus <em>Crithidia.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri6w55-2ee4aa9f0368dc1b806689845fa8d7ee\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri6w55-2ee4aa9f0368dc1b806689845fa8d7ee img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri6w55-2ee4aa9f0368dc1b806689845fa8d7ee .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfri6w55-2ee4aa9f0368dc1b806689845fa8d7ee av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  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 class='wp-image-37729 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37729 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/terr01_5-13-2022_examples-scaled-1.jpg' alt='' title='terr01_5-13-2022_examples-scaled'  height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri7cp4-53ac7df43c78e2ce317c43df175b9224'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Vairimorpha spores can be differentiated from other objects by their unique capsule-like appearance and large size. Photo: Cole Blair<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri7osy-306bac29ee24a1e15119f7dfa5d55fc5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>While there are many knowledge gaps surrounding these parasites, there is evidence that these parasites harm bumble bees in several ways. For example, gynes (new queens) that are parasitized by Vairimorpha may be less willing to mate. Similarly, Crithidia infections can reduce a queen\u2019s ability to survive the winter and kickstart her colony and can greatly reduce workers\u2019 foraging capabilities. Essentially, these parasites keep the bees from bumbling to their fullest abilities, especially when other stressors are also acting against the bees.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri87gt-4985656248b0741eb773cfa6c636ee81\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri87gt-4985656248b0741eb773cfa6c636ee81 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri87gt-4985656248b0741eb773cfa6c636ee81 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfri87gt-4985656248b0741eb773cfa6c636ee81 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  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 class='wp-image-37727 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37727 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gris02_5-27-2022_1example-scaled-1.jpg' alt='' title='gris02_5-27-2022_1example-scaled'  height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri8x0k-3d502b9dfa26fe374e70d161a55d26f9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Crithidia cell that can be identified. by their tapered shape, organelles, and flagellum. Photo: Cole Blair<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri97de-39ce68f3e6ff79b58d8c86b51468fb7e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Both Varimorpha and Crithdia spores can be gathered from bumble bee feces, which can be obtained quite easily with no harm to the bees. In fact, I\u2019ve patiently watched hundreds of queens as they do their bees-ness in my petri dishes. This is also how these spores are believed to spread between bees; a parasitized bee may forage from a flower and poop out some parasites for another bee to pick up.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri9uvp-d6cdba1e78ee6357b8362887d946b53e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri9uvp-d6cdba1e78ee6357b8362887d946b53e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri9uvp-d6cdba1e78ee6357b8362887d946b53e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfri9uvp-d6cdba1e78ee6357b8362887d946b53e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  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 class='wp-image-37725 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37725 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/feces.circled.example-scaled-1.jpg' alt='' title='feces.circled.example-scaled'  height=\"2560\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfriajda-9c740f594b34db61f41f3bea255305de'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Common eastern bumble bee (B. impatiens) queen in her own personal porta-potty (aka \u2018petri dish\u2019). Feces is circled \u2013 one bee\u2019s waste is another man\u2019s research project! Photo: Cole Blair<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfriaw5k-96d35efe46ff4edc3a2b4c7b395590cc'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I simply collect queens alongside the survey team in the field or from breeding queens in the lab, place them inside a quiet, comfortable cooler, wait for them to poop and then release them to keep bumbling. I then process and transfer each sample into small tubes for travel to the lab where I will analyze the samples under a microscope for the presence and abundance of these parasites.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-2ogrn7m-c790a0381be81b538a152371214137bc 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-16546'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-25ef51e-6836c1c1fed35289adbb85c549f06614 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l58qq-714db9fb68775edaaff4d79caf4c8a40\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l58qq-714db9fb68775edaaff4d79caf4c8a40 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l58qq-714db9fb68775edaaff4d79caf4c8a40 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l58qq-714db9fb68775edaaff4d79caf4c8a40 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   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-37731 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37731 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Annotation-2023-03-27-181545.jpg' alt='' title='Annotation 2023-03-27 181545'  height=\"1042\" width=\"1610\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-12mdxs2-376c8915baa78b43a02982c299e48acd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hey that\u2019s me! Processing fecal samples in the field (left) and examining them at UTSC\u2019s BUGS lab (right). Photos: Mathilde Tissier<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-r5m42q-fbdd81f29c6bd15bfa8eedb3e3bfdcf1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I hope to reveal more about these parasites in wild bumble bee populations and importantly, help keep the conservation breeding colonies healthy!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-11touf6-9518b7ef9e91def239d8c4337ee31e44 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-26  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-16546'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lgbuoy-0fb0d8b22e95d20771ca047b3e6386ea av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfrie6xg-b34a4db2ef1e980a7ff781bb2c472bc5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cole Blair<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Bumble Bee Parasite Research Technician<\/h5>\n<p>Cole\u2019s interest in conservation stems from an active outdoor upbringing as a child and was only solidified during his time as an Undergraduate at Trent University, where he dedicated much of his time to exploring the beautiful scenery of Central Ontario. Currently pursuing a Master of Environmental Science degree at the University of Toronto Scarborough, Cole hopes to further hone his scientific capabilities and help some cute critters along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfrkcs3x-cb6420474bb9b0c552b2e4464407abad\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfrkcs3x-cb6420474bb9b0c552b2e4464407abad img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfrkcs3x-cb6420474bb9b0c552b2e4464407abad .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfrkcs3x-cb6420474bb9b0c552b2e4464407abad av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-29  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-37724 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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 href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/crash-course-in-bumble-bee-id\/\" 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=\"2026-08-18T09:00:41-05:00\" >18 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\/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, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-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\/secret-life-of-mottled-duskywings\/\" 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=\"2026-07-20T13:26:20-05:00\" >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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