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Suckley’s Bumble Bee Faces 90% Drop and ESA Protection Proposal
A rare bee with a 90% population crash and a last sighting in 2016 faces extinction. Could its ESA listing help save pollinator diversity? Public comments are open—what’s at stake for ecosystems?