U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes habitat protections for endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee - Morgan Messenger

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes habitat protections for endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee - Morgan Messenger

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 1.5 million acres of occupied critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee. This designation covers 33 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The bumble bee is found primarily in urban and suburban areas in the Midwest, including greater metropolitan areas such as Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnes…

Parts of Pocahontas, Greenbrier deemed critical habit for endangered bee – Mountain Media, LLC

By Rick SteelhammerFor HDMedia The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that it has designated portions of Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties perched along the Virginia border as “critical habitat,” vital to the recovery of the endangered rusty patched bumble bee. Nearly all of the designated West Virginia land lies within the Monongahela National Forest and adjoins a larger [...]