SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Bees are a crucial part to keeping our environment in balance, and without them, billions of dollars in crops could be lost and many species of plants could become extinct. In ...

Some adorable new team members have joined Texas' efforts to save the state's struggling bumblebee population this fall — Darwin's Bee Dogs. Ecologist, bee advocate and dog lover Jacquelin Staab ...

Equipped with her own tailored bee suit and a hood to cover her floppy ears, Maple - a former police dog - has an important retirement task: helping save thousands of honeybee hives. The canine has ...

A canine in Michigan is sniffing out threats to local bee populations! Maple, an English Springer Spaniel, has been trained by researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) to detect a highly ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rather than sniffing out treats, this group of dogs is tracking down bumblebees in Texas as part of a new conservation program. The conservation canines are part of a new program from ...

Clay Bolt and Shane trace the decline of wild bees — and fight to bring them back. Wild bees like the rusty-patched bumble bee are vanishing — but not without a fight. Conservation photographer Clay ...

(This story was updated to correct how often the rusty patched bumble bee has been seen. It's been seen in seven states over 10 years.) The rusty patched bumble bee had only been seen in seven states ...