Natural history photographer Clay Bolt is on a multi-year quest to tell the stories of our native bees, and one elusive species – the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee – has become his ‘white whale.’
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Everyone has heard about bee declines, but with so much attention focused on domesticated honeybees, someone has to speak up for the 4,000 species of native bees in North America. Natural history photographer Clay Bolt is on a multi-year quest to tell the stories of our native bees, and one elusive species – the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee – has become his ‘white whale.’ Produced by Day’s Edge Productions and Clay Bolt in partnership with Xerces Society and Endangered Species Chocolate.
On January 10, 2017, the rusty-patched bumble bee became the first bumble bee to be declared endangered in the U.S. Read more about it here: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/bumblebees-endangered-species-rusty-patched/
Watch the full film and TAKE ACTION to save the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee: http://www.rustypatched.com
Clay Bolt – http://claybolt.photoshelter.com/index
Day’s Edge Productions – http://www.daysedge.com/
The Xerces Society – http://www.xerces.org/
Endangered Species Chocolate – http://www.chocolatebar.com/
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