As tariffs continue to threaten Canada’s food supply chain, it’s more important than ever to protect Ontario’s pollinators this World Bee Day, May 20. 91ÑÇÉ« experts are available to discuss how people can help protect pollinator habitats.
Canada’s wild pollinators are in decline and without a national pollinator plan, many species could be heading for extinction, like the endangered rusty-patched bumblebee or the American bumblebee, say researchers at 91ÑÇÉ«.
With pollinators, like bees, pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops around the globe, protecting them from further decline is important for humans and ecosystems alike. On World Bee Day, May 20, people’s bee-haviour can go a long way towards providing food and creating and preserving bee habitats.Â