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202016 minGdoc-short

Buzz Kill

202016 minGdoc-short

Over 4,000 species of native bees in North America are declining due to urbanization and habitat destruction, while attention focuses on honeybees.

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Brooke McDonough

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Over 4,000 species of native bees in North America are declining due to urbanization and habitat destruction, while attention focuses on honeybees.

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Brooke McDonoughdirector

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Urban areas in North America are losing habitat for native bees, with over 4,000 species facing decline. “Save the Bee” campaigns focus mainly on honeybees, an invasive species important for agriculture. Local conservation efforts struggle to gain attention for native bees, which are essential to ecosystems. The film discusses the conflict between saving native bee habitats and reliance on honeybees. It runs for 16 minutes and was released in 2020.

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