{"id":49390,"date":"2025-04-07T14:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T19:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/everything-you-didnt-know-about-pollination-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T15:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:16:27","slug":"recent-research-pollinators-need-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/recent-research-pollinators-need-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent research confirms: pollinators need our help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-50am3vn-d62f95d386a8b947a9f4251f17ee9b96 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-49390'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh99by1k-513b4e1706ed38a74e219fac5f0875d7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lh99by1k-513b4e1706ed38a74e219fac5f0875d7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lh99by1k-513b4e1706ed38a74e219fac5f0875d7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lh99by1k-513b4e1706ed38a74e219fac5f0875d7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  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-49394 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49394 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RecentResearchPollinatorsNeedHelpHeaderPhoto-1288x1080.png' alt='' title='RecentResearchPollinatorsNeedHelpHeaderPhoto'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1288\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh99b6wg-08777173819cfc327ef3ebc2247a620f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-08777173819cfc327ef3ebc2247a620f{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-08777173819cfc327ef3ebc2247a620f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-08777173819cfc327ef3ebc2247a620f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lh99b6wg-08777173819cfc327ef3ebc2247a620f av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Recent research confirms: pollinators need our help<\/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-ft9dsz-ea5c142bf22b060f69b83223cdd7e498\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-ea5c142bf22b060f69b83223cdd7e498{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-ea5c142bf22b060f69b83223cdd7e498 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ft9dsz-ea5c142bf22b060f69b83223cdd7e498 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  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\" >avril 7, 2025<\/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-name\" >Cole Blair<\/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\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" >R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/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\/category\/events\/\" >Events<\/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 class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/pollinators\/\" >Pollinisateurs<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/yellow-banded-bumblebee\/\" >Bourdon terricole<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-after-meta\">Yellow bumble bee (Photo: T. Harrison)<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-2levihv-7d594f448fd56703f833a30acbeb6b83 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  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-49390'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4\">\n.flex_column.av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwozeuwx-ff0b33494a0457f34010075781828eec'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>What is the Bumble Bee Recovery Program? 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.<\/p>\n<p>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><div  class='flex_column av-n73l2z-a8d48a66fe4a7e686ad3d94549b09482 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwhvy05h-05268649aaceb0b16a3f3b4201fa2d05'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve been keeping up with Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s work, you already know that pollinators are both crucial and vulnerable. With a litany of threats and a growing list of imperiled species, it can at times seem as though we are failing our pollinators.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet another recent publication reinforces the dire state of North America\u2019s pollinators. This past March, a continent-wide assessment of almost 1,600 pollinating species, headed by Dr. Tara Cornelisse of NatureServe, found an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2418742122\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">elevated extinction risk in over one-fifth of native North American pollinators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, not all pollinator groups are equally imperiled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This study found that, of all insect pollinators (butterflies, moths, bees, beetles, and flower flies), the group with the greatest proportion of imperiled species are bees, <\/span><b>estimating that around 35% of North America\u2019s bees are considered at risk of extinction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Some sub-groupings of bees are worse off than others. Sweat bees, squash bees, and mason bees, for example, more closely resemble the state of pollinators as a whole, with around one-fifth of species in each group being at-risk. Leafcutter and digger bees are alarmingly imperiled, with 46% and 43% of species considered at risk of extinction, respectively. <\/span><b>Bumble bees unfortunately are similarly imperiled, with around 39% of species being at risk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. North American butterflies, while not as imperiled as bees, are estimated to have around 20% of their species at risk of extinction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The threats to pollinators as outlined in this recent study are the familiar culprits. Climate change and agriculture are the top threats to both bees as well as pollinators in general. There are other stressors acting against pollinators, such as invasive species, pollution and disease, and their effects combine with each other making\u00a0 matters worse. Climate change and agriculture, however, singularly affect the most pollinating species out of all threats. The ubiquity of these threats both taxonomically and geographically highlight our continued mismanagement of natural and human-altered systems, and our need to change course. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7hdwe0k-d05e2da22d8b03c82364e47e0d010209 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7916cd0-f98c5dc9a9b6576225413807791f5077\">\n.avia-image-container.av-7916cd0-f98c5dc9a9b6576225413807791f5077 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-7916cd0-f98c5dc9a9b6576225413807791f5077 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-7916cd0-f98c5dc9a9b6576225413807791f5077 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  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 fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-49395 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49395 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rusty-patchedSheilaColla-1288x1080.png' alt='' title='Rusty-patchedSheilaColla'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1288\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwktbop1-014744ec2bf49d98171564497da74e4b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The Endangered rusty-patched bumble bee, last observed in Canada in 2009 at Pinery Provincial Park. Photo by Sheila Colla.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-u163fu-51e5e2908ce281bda98a75ac45a54a0d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8dh59m9-7f33aca059549e47df960a80fc8f449d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the threats to pollinators are indeed widespread and multifaceted, <\/span><b>we are not powerless in the face of their decline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Conservation science does not exist simply to tell us which species are headed to extinction; it also exists to prescribe and advise actions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although this recent assessment reiterates a bleak reality for North America\u2019s pollinators, this knowledge is necessary for informing management and recovery efforts. Moreover, while this recent knowledge provides much needed details, the overall message is something we\u2019ve known for quite some time. Here in Canada, we\u2019ve witnessed the decline of our own pollinators, such as the Karner blue butterfly and the rusty-patched bumble bee, which have not been observed in the country since 1991 and 2009, respectively. Even in recent years, we\u2019ve seen the list of at-risk bumble bees grow in Canada, with the American bumble bee and both subspecies of western bumble bee added to the federal Species-At-Risk-Act in 2023. Action needs to be immediate and comprehensive if we are to slow the rate of pollinator decline. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1838jmy-cb1450f41f9656858ed2d126b8cb5d21 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8dhawky-0a324d302edf9865d9ba60b9c1814516\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m8dhawky-0a324d302edf9865d9ba60b9c1814516 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m8dhawky-0a324d302edf9865d9ba60b9c1814516 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m8dhawky-0a324d302edf9865d9ba60b9c1814516 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  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 fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-49397 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49397 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TCBMODUBlogPhoto_CBRecentResearch-1288x1080.png' alt='' title='TCBMODUBlogPhoto_CBRecentResearch'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1288\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8dhb7r4-754c5a5a2187734d5284702f74033feb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Left: The Endangered Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterfly, once believed to be extirpated from Canada before rediscovery in 2005. Photo by Elise Younie. Right: The Endangered mottled duskywing butterfly. Photo by Grace Tiessen. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-20i7j8q-c0aa047c7956fd79164908e90761580a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8dhoil6-cb262eb1c026f5ce80bd43a4f3e68b45'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite this most recent research, hope is not lost for our native pollinators. Groups across North America continue to research, protect, recover, and advocate for all kinds of species, including pollinators. Since 2013, Wildlife Preservation Canada has been providing direct, hands-on care to at-risk pollinators through its Native Pollinator Initiative and has yielded exciting results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In British Columbia, our program for the Endangered Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterfly has seen successful breeding and releases since 2015. Their population and range have been growing thanks to the efforts of our B.C. team and their colleagues. Here in Ontario, we have been involved with a team dedicated to the reintroduction of the Endangered mottled duskywing butterfly in Pinery Provincial Park, where it was once extirpated. This species has been making a comeback at Pinery as a result of the team\u2019s efforts, further showcasing the potential for pollinator recovery through direct action. Also in Ontario, we have our Bumble Bee Recovery Team, which has been collecting annual monitoring data across the province and researching breeding methods for the Special Concern yellow-banded bumble bee. Our bumble bee breeding efforts are progressing closer to releases each year, and our hope is that the methods we are developing will be transferable to other at-risk bumble bees in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pollinator conservation also needs <\/span><b>you<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual actions, however small, are a huge help. Something as simple as planting a few native flowers in your yard, or even in a window planter, can provide pollinators with a food source in a fragmented urban landscape. If you\u2019re able, consider naturalizing your property or leaving a portion of your yard undisturbed \u2013 meaning leaving grass unmowed, and woody debris and leaves on the ground. Doing so provides nesting habitat for pollinators around you. The best part is that these small actions are not specific to one pollinator! Bees, butterflies, flower flies and beetles alike will benefit from these efforts. Habitat is key to conservation, and that includes the spaces we occupy as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Although the situation for North America\u2019s pollinators is less than ideal, this recent research is crucial for future conservation efforts and reminds us that it\u2019s time to step up<\/strong>\u2014consider it a much-needed wake-up call! Through research, monitoring, community science, advocacy, and direct, hands-on care, we at Wildlife Preservation Canada remain committed to our part in pollinator conservation. Everyone has a role to play, so please support our pollinators in any way you can!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5u72kq-8c9c1771115ca67eec84eb2e783e33f2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8dhuxj0-368f9e520891340a09fdd45ae2c760b9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m8dhuxj0-368f9e520891340a09fdd45ae2c760b9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m8dhuxj0-368f9e520891340a09fdd45ae2c760b9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m8dhuxj0-368f9e520891340a09fdd45ae2c760b9 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-20  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 fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-49398 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49398 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YBBB_THarrison-1288x1080.png' alt='' title='YBBB_THarrison'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1288\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8dhv6s9-0ab36646536c393e8183db15ae023737'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Special Concern yellow-banded bumble bee. Once common throughout its Canadian range, it has suffered significant declines in southern parts of the country. Photo by Tiffani Harrison.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7apia9a-9519614042d6e3aba21dc2bc4004c3d0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-m7apia9a-9519614042d6e3aba21dc2bc4004c3d0{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m7apia9a-9519614042d6e3aba21dc2bc4004c3d0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1c28nfn-b43226128f209289cfc90758c79f8147 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-23  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-49390'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rs2n4z-8fed8e8a96cdfebce06b2081ea3cf81e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhwhp6e-a690ccf4b4f4aac4efe348d582491d6a'   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;\">Coordonnatrice des programmes en Ontario \u2013 Programme de r\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/h5>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-11pnj4y-c28e6186d614efe88a31a98b3b23fcf7 av_one_full avia-builder-el-4 el_before_av_button avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-lfinmiyb-90c4ad80094a4867a0ba1b85f88c1e83\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<p>Cole\u2019s time with WPC began as a graduate student at the University of Toronto, where he researched harmful parasites in bumble bees (he looked at a LOT of bee poop). He has since played a supporting role as a technician in both the field and in our bumble bee Conservation Breeding Lab. As the Ontario Program Coordinator, Cole hopes to demonstrate to others that any conservation engagement \u2013 no matter how big or small \u2013 can go a long way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhwi5fx-01526e696ba18bb7142ca5701697410f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-01526e696ba18bb7142ca5701697410f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-01526e696ba18bb7142ca5701697410f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhwi5fx-01526e696ba18bb7142ca5701697410f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  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 fetchpriority=\"high\" 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need-your-help-wrapper avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><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-49390'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-d49vcz-1cd2950ee3518cef8d8c2037e9b4aed9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-28  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-35l1x1f-672d479f8a69da86091d79b7ce4e4836'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nous avons besoin de votre aide<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Faites un don pour sauver les esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-2on16mb-0e33ed44f0b2c170647ae6a46bea88e1-wrap 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class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430\">\n#top .flex_column.av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  blog-home'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53322 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-53322 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bumble-bee-recovery category-news-and-events 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: Fieldwork forays\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/fieldwork-forays\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Fieldwork forays\">S'aventurer sur le terrain<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/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\/fieldwork-forays\/\"  title=\"Reformatage de photo de blog - FieldworkForays_GoldBumbleBees_AnnikaWilcox\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"492\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FieldworkForays_GoldandBlackBumbleBee_AnnikaWilcox_Thumbnail-492x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53325 avia-img-lazy-loading-53325 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/fieldwork-forays\/\" 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=\"2026-06-16T17:37:56-05:00\" >16 juin 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\/catwoodurand\/\" rel=\"author\">Catherine Woo-Durand<\/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\/06\/FieldworkForays_GoldandBlackBumbleBee_AnnikaWilcox_Thumbnail.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>492<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>492<\/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'>Catherine Woo-Durand<\/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'>Catherine Woo-Durand<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T17:37:56-05:00\" >2026-06-16 17:37:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-30 15:49:53<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>S'aventurer sur le terrain<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53249 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-53249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bumble-bee-recovery category-news-and-events 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: Why saving bees means saving microbes\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Why saving bees means saving microbes\">Pourquoi sauver les abeilles, c'est sauver les microbes<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/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\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\"  title=\"ChristineMacphersonPhoto\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"572\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChristineMacphersonPhoto-572x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53253 avia-img-lazy-loading-53253 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-bees-means-saving-microbes\/\" 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=\"2026-05-26T12:39:36-05:00\" >26 mai, 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\/cmachpherdson\/\" rel=\"author\">Christine Macpherson<\/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\/06\/ChristineMacphersonPhoto.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>572<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>572<\/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'>Christine Macpherson<\/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'>Christine Macpherson<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-26T12:39:36-05:00\" >2026-05-26 12:39:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-06-11 12:45:14<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Pourquoi sauver les abeilles, c'est sauver les microbes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-52897 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-52897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bumble-bee-recovery category-news-and-events 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: Flies in disguise\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/flies-in-disguise\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Flies in disguise\">Des mouches d\u00e9guis\u00e9es<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/bumble-bee-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des bourdons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/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 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